Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Position Lessened by Mechanics Financial Corp

Mechanics Financial Corp decreased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 35,169 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 939 shares during the period. Mechanics Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,592,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Jaffetilchin Investment Partners LLC now owns 10,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $480,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares in the last quarter. Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.3% during the 4th quarter. Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV now owns 10,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $442,000 after acquiring an additional 228 shares in the last quarter. Tsfg LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 15.7% during the 1st quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 1,721 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $78,000 after acquiring an additional 233 shares in the last quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 4,849 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $214,000 after acquiring an additional 248 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Montecito Bank & Trust raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.5% during the 1st quarter. Montecito Bank & Trust now owns 10,357 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $469,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock opened at $50.01 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $48.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.91. The company has a market capitalization of $92.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $39.53 and a 1-year high of $50.16.

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.