Ritholtz Wealth Management Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 97,342 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,231 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,287,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Renaissance Technologies LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $1,396,000. Moors & Cabot Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 17.6% in the second quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 20,993 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $919,000 after purchasing an additional 3,135 shares during the period. Edgestream Partners L.P. acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter valued at $272,000. Blair William & Co. IL increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 12.1% in the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 583,954 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $25,554,000 after purchasing an additional 62,939 shares during the period. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 9.3% in the second quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 27,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,183,000 after purchasing an additional 2,300 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $43.44 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $78.63 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $38.83 and a one year high of $49.57. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $45.18 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.33.

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.