CENTRAL TRUST Co Acquires 32,577 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

CENTRAL TRUST Co grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 29.4% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 143,514 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,577 shares during the period. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $7,776,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $27,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.2% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,052,337 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $57,016,000 after buying an additional 33,053 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 135.6% during the third quarter. Angeles Investment Advisors LLC now owns 59,115 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,203,000 after acquiring an additional 34,028 shares during the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 625,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $33,876,000 after acquiring an additional 9,252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 61,872.5% during the third quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 1,978,163 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $107,177,000 after acquiring an additional 1,974,971 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of VWO stock opened at $57.76 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $55.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $54.02. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $39.53 and a 52 week high of $58.61. The stock has a market cap of $113.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55.

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.