Schroder Investment Management Group Grows Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Schroder Investment Management Group increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 183.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,359,722 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,173,157 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group owned approximately 0.18% of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF worth $165,937,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 50.1% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 81,641 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,595,000 after buying an additional 27,259 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $622,000. Natixis Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.2% during the first quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 331,465 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $15,002,000 after acquiring an additional 7,057 shares during the last quarter. Windward Private Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Windward Private Wealth Management Inc. now owns 257,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $11,671,000 after acquiring an additional 4,051 shares during the period. Finally, IFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.1% in the 1st quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 13,446 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $609,000 after acquiring an additional 528 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $54.30 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.53 and a fifty-two week high of $56.04. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $54.45 and a 200 day moving average price of $51.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $102.68 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.