Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC Decreases Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 114,479 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 2,422 shares during the quarter. Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $5,010,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Bridges Investment Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 41.5% during the 2nd quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,947,119 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $128,966,000 after purchasing an additional 863,720 shares during the period. Callan Capital LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% in the second quarter. Callan Capital LLC now owns 657,571 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,775,000 after purchasing an additional 35,624 shares during the last quarter. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $1,218,000. Ieq Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% during the second quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 52,103 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,280,000 after buying an additional 3,245 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 10.3% in the second quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 51,837 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,268,000 after buying an additional 4,826 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $45.47 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $44.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $43.37. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $37.46 and a 52-week high of $45.72.

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.