Balboa Wealth Partners Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Balboa Wealth Partners boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 336.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 22,383 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 17,259 shares during the period. Balboa Wealth Partners’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $986,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Hantz Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its holdings in 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 valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 283 shares during the period. Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Finally, Mainstream Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $45.41 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $117.16 billion, a PE ratio of 14.62 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $44.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.58. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $40.72 and a 1 year high of $49.57.

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.