Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Shares Sold by Retirement Investment Advisors Inc.

Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 27,018 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 673 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 0.1% of Retirement Investment Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,190,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Hantz Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $27,000. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. Mainstream Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Tradewinds Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO opened at $45.31 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $45.33 and a two-hundred day moving average of $45.73. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $40.72 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $116.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.75 and a beta of 0.69.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a $0.0468 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Company 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.