Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC Purchases 260 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 10,663 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 260 shares during the period. Wescott Financial Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $470,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brooklyn FI LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,596.9% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 15,718,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $730,113,000 after acquiring an additional 15,483,542 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $268,180,000. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $106,724,000. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 186.7% in the 4th quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 3,295,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $145,144,000 after purchasing an additional 2,146,078 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,311.0% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,137,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $94,133,000 after buying an additional 2,088,993 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $44.63 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $40.72 and a 12-month high of $49.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $115.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.42 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.74.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 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.