Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Position Increased by O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 137.3% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 51,429 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 29,757 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,148,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 60,300,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,518,765,000 after purchasing an additional 1,866,790 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 37,353,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,535,226,000 after buying an additional 1,334,922 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Creative Planning now owns 23,142,346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $951,150,000 after buying an additional 244,927 shares in the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 15,726,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $646,347,000 after buying an additional 836,192 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 28.6% in the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 12,155,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $507,746,000 after buying an additional 2,704,910 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 1.0 %

VWO stock opened at $43.35 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $37.46 and a 12-month high of $45.72. The company has a market cap of $78.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a 50 day moving average of $44.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $42.34.

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.