Sovran Advisors LLC Acquires Shares of 32,953 Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Sovran Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 32,953 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,417,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth $106,724,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,570.4% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,032,873 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $89,528,000 after acquiring an additional 2,002,397 shares during the period. Stifel Financial Corp raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 39.8% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 4,671,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $223,508,000 after acquiring an additional 1,330,526 shares during the period. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8,134.7% in the third quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,166,612 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,822,000 after acquiring an additional 1,152,445 shares during the last quarter. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,618.7% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,170,087 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $55,989,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145,290 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $45.33 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $82.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.70 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.30. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $39.91 and a 1 year high of $49.57.

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.