Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Shares Purchased by North Star Investment Management Corp.

North Star Investment Management Corp. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 12.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 35,781 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,007 shares during the period. North Star Investment Management Corp.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,770,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Dover Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% during the 2nd quarter. Dover Advisors LLC now owns 8,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $432,000 after buying an additional 222 shares during the last quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 19.6% in the first quarter. Financial Network Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,387 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $63,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the period. Pacifica Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 14.9% during the second quarter. Pacifica Partners Inc. now owns 1,778 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $88,000 after acquiring an additional 230 shares during the last quarter. Tsfg LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 15.7% in the 1st quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 1,721 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $78,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares during the period. Finally, ESL Trust Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.0% in the 1st quarter. ESL Trust Services LLC now owns 24,029 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,088,000 after purchasing an additional 234 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $53.65 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $39.53 and a 1-year high of $54.85. The stock has a market cap of $99.28 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $51.79 and a 200 day moving average price of $48.44.

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.