Paladin Advisory Group LLC Lowers Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Paladin Advisory Group LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 79.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 8,467 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 32,102 shares during the period. Paladin Advisory Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $348,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Baystate Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Baystate Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,045,922 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $42,987,000 after purchasing an additional 58,361 shares during the last quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Pittenger & Anderson Inc. now owns 154,014 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,039,000 after purchasing an additional 5,416 shares during the last quarter. Highlander Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $47,000. Motive Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Motive Wealth Advisors now owns 53,106 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,082,000 after purchasing an additional 899 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bridges Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Bridges Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,516,902 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $98,688,000 after purchasing an additional 105,968 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO stock traded down $0.12 on Friday, hitting $40.89. 16,916,707 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,589,241. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $37.46 and a one year high of $43.10. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $41.54 and its 200 day simple moving average is $40.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $74.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.26 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.