Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 12.7% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,953 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 1,305 shares during the period. Pettinga Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $374,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VWO. FMR LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,450,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $56,884,000 after buying an additional 23,545 shares in the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 32.2% in the 3rd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 33,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,310,000 after purchasing an additional 8,135 shares in the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,815,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 279.0% in the 3rd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 12,780 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $501,000 after purchasing an additional 9,408 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gotham Asset Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 25,427 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $997,000 after purchasing an additional 1,638 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $43.90 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $79.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s 50-day moving average is $43.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $41.85. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $37.46 and a 12-month high of $44.97.

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.