Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 14.2% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,627 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 826 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $272,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 262,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,805,000 after buying an additional 6,114 shares in the last quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 123,143 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,061,000 after purchasing an additional 9,943 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the fourth quarter. Lincoln National Corp now owns 2,087,151 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $85,782,000 after purchasing an additional 90,231 shares during the last quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 540,101 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $22,198,000 after purchasing an additional 46,247 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $410,000.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock traded down $0.04 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $43.20. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 5,621,478 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,206,867. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $41.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $40.75. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $37.46 and a 12 month high of $43.65. The stock has a market cap of $78.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

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.