Petersen Hastings Wealth Advisors Inc. Invests $1.45 Million in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Petersen Hastings Wealth Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 26,897 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,446,000. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up about 0.1% of Petersen Hastings Wealth Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after purchasing an additional 4,319,682 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,205,358,000 after purchasing an additional 3,390,486 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.3% in 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 purchasing an additional 130,947 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.5% in 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 purchasing an additional 231,937 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% in 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 purchasing an additional 335,001 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $60.31 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $47.46 and a fifty-two week high of $61.35. The company has a market capitalization of $122.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $57.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $56.29.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Profile

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.