Trek Financial LLC Sells 18,150 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Trek Financial LLC reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 50.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 17,701 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 18,150 shares during the period. Trek Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $780,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Brooklyn FI LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,596.9% during the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 15,718,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $730,113,000 after purchasing an additional 15,483,542 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $268,180,000. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $106,724,000. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 186.7% in the fourth quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 3,295,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $145,144,000 after purchasing an additional 2,146,078 shares during the period. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,311.0% in the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,137,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,133,000 after purchasing an additional 2,088,993 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 5.6 %

Shares of VWO stock opened at $42.13 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $39.64 and a twelve month high of $49.57. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $108.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.59.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a $0.0468 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.