Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Position Boosted by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 78.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,061,258 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 466,208 shares during the quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned about 0.05% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $57,088,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Trevian Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Trevian Wealth Management LLC now owns 106,344 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,717,000 after buying an additional 2,223 shares in the last quarter. BluePrint Investing LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $292,000. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 12.2% in the 4th quarter. Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 55,877 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,004,000 after buying an additional 6,071 shares in the last quarter. Wilson & Boucher Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Wilson & Boucher Capital Management LLC now owns 34,776 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,870,000 after buying an additional 800 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Western Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 73.4% in the 4th quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,907 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $694,000 after buying an additional 5,465 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $58.44 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $56.49 and a 200 day simple moving average of $55.84. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $46.73 and a 52 week high of $61.03. The stock has a market cap of $118.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.