WASHINGTON TRUST Co Has $1.18 Million Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

WASHINGTON TRUST Co raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 51.5% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 26,703 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,075 shares during the period. WASHINGTON TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,176,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% during the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $6,663,000 after buying an additional 113,699 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $630,000 after acquiring an additional 3,526 shares in the last quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. Osborne Partners Capital Management LLC now owns 1,165,058 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $51,309,000 after purchasing an additional 18,476 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the third quarter valued at about $201,000. Finally, Anderson Hoagland & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 75.7% during the fourth quarter. Anderson Hoagland & Co. now owns 228,112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $9,991,000 after purchasing an additional 98,259 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $45.88 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $40.72 and a 52-week high of $49.57. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $44.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.33. The company has a market capitalization of $83.04 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.