Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Stock Position Increased by Ballast Inc.

Ballast Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 63,733 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,478 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for approximately 0.8% of Ballast Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Ballast Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,807,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 94.3% in the 3rd quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 583 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares in the last quarter. Fairscale Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $35,000. Capital Performance Advisors LLP bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the third quarter valued at $42,000. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Strengthening Families & Communities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 798.3% in the 3rd quarter. Strengthening Families & Communities LLC now owns 1,042 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 926 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $43.80 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $39.11 and a 12 month high of $49.57. The company has a market cap of $79.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $45.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.32.

About Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

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.