MCF Advisors LLC Purchases 39,306 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

MCF Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 39.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 139,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 39,306 shares during the period. MCF Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $7,475,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,374,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,205,358,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390,486 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 47,401,085 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,548,282,000 after acquiring an additional 130,947 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 44,301,345 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,400,247,000 after acquiring an additional 231,937 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 19,857,045 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,067,515,000 after acquiring an additional 335,001 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 3.8%

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $58.03 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $47.46 and a twelve month high of $61.35. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $58.00 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.30. The company has a market capitalization of $118.04 billion, a P/E 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.