Merit Financial Group LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 28.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 64,202 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,309 shares during the period. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,827,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 58,217,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,547,768,000 after purchasing an additional 2,996,084 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 37.4% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 6,755,417 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $297,238,000 after buying an additional 1,837,347 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 39.8% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 4,671,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $223,508,000 after buying an additional 1,330,526 shares during the last quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8,134.7% in the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,166,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,822,000 after acquiring an additional 1,152,445 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,618.7% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,170,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,989,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145,290 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of VWO stock opened at $43.80 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $39.11 and a twelve month high of $49.57. The business’s 50 day moving average is $45.03 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.33. The company has a market capitalization of $79.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Profile

The Fund seeks to track the performance of the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index, that measures the return of stocks issued by companies located in emerging market countries.