Cooksen Wealth LLC Increases Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Cooksen Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 4.5% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 81,272 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 3,475 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises about 3.5% of Cooksen Wealth LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Cooksen Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $3,395,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VWO. Twele Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.2% during the first quarter. Twele Capital Management Inc. now owns 244,624 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,218,000 after acquiring an additional 5,318 shares in the last quarter. Prentice Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.4% during the 1st quarter. Prentice Wealth Management LLC now owns 259,397 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,835,000 after purchasing an additional 13,376 shares during the last quarter. First Financial Corp IN increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.3% during the 1st quarter. First Financial Corp IN now owns 19,017 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $794,000 after purchasing an additional 785 shares in the last quarter. Gleason Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% in the first quarter. Gleason Group Inc. now owns 119,225 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,980,000 after buying an additional 323 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Von Berge Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 23.7% in the first quarter. Von Berge Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 88,172 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,683,000 after buying an additional 16,886 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO traded down $0.17 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $43.62. 5,426,184 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,573,282. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $37.46 and a 52-week high of $44.97. The stock has a market cap of $78.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $43.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $41.78.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 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.