J.Safra Asset Management Corp Takes Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

J.Safra Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 9,020 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $398,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Ifrah Financial Services Inc. now owns 21,057 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $927,000 after purchasing an additional 502 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% during the 3rd quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,663,000 after buying an additional 113,699 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Income Solutions Inc purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $261,000. State Street Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $630,000 after buying an additional 3,526 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Motco lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.6% during the 4th quarter. Motco now owns 17,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $790,000 after buying an additional 791 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO opened at $44.68 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $44.57 and its 200 day moving average is $45.55. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $40.72 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57. The stock has a market cap of $115.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.68.

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.