Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Position Boosted by Praetorian Wealth Management Inc.

Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 307,024 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,773 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF comprises approximately 3.3% of Praetorian Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Praetorian Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $13,521,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 445.1% in the third quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 139,244 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,663,000 after purchasing an additional 113,699 shares during the last quarter. Gainplan LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Gainplan LLC now owns 56,895 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,490,000 after purchasing an additional 2,055 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 36.6% in the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 13,173 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $630,000 after purchasing an additional 3,526 shares during the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $201,000. Finally, Riversedge Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Riversedge Advisors LLC now owns 285,134 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $13,644,000 after purchasing an additional 4,525 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 1.7 %

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock traded down $0.74 during trading on Friday, hitting $42.83. The stock had a trading volume of 11,538,668 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,845,934. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $38.83 and a 1 year high of $49.57. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $45.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.34. The stock has a market cap of $77.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

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.