Principal Securities Inc. Purchases 10,680 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Principal Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 5.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 217,139 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,680 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $9,563,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,663,000 after buying an additional 113,699 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $630,000 after purchasing an additional 3,526 shares during the period. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 1,165,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $51,309,000 after purchasing an additional 18,476 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $201,000. Finally, Anderson Hoagland & Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 75.7% in the fourth quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 228,112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,991,000 after purchasing an additional 98,259 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

VWO opened at $45.88 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $83.04 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $44.63 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.35. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $40.72 and a twelve month high of $49.57.

About Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

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.