Pure Financial Advisors LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Pure Financial Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 5.0% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,191,550 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 105,325 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up about 1.9% of Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest position. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $118,738,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VWO. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 74,185,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,669,217,000 after buying an additional 3,194,696 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 71,616,772 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,542,166,000 after acquiring an additional 3,096,579 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 0.6% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 44,048,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,178,569,000 after acquiring an additional 243,030 shares in the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 34,535,105 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,708,106,000 after acquiring an additional 452,134 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.9% during the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 17,096,842 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $855,184,000 after purchasing an additional 1,399,523 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO stock opened at $53.61 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $54.31 and its two-hundred day moving average is $52.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $101.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.53 and a fifty-two week high of $56.04.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Company 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.