Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Shares Bought by First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.

First Citizens Bank & Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 19.0% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 166,856 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 26,618 shares during the period. First Citizens Bank & Trust Co.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $7,348,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VWO. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.4% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 58,217,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,547,768,000 after buying an additional 2,996,084 shares during the last quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 31,623,839 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,513,201,000 after acquiring an additional 793,333 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.3% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 14,464,403 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $692,122,000 after acquiring an additional 190,971 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.1% in the third quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 14,168,112 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $677,944,000 after acquiring an additional 556,913 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 12,270,433 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $587,140,000 after purchasing an additional 434,623 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of VWO opened at $44.58 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $39.43 and a fifty-two week high of $49.57. The firm has a market cap of $80.69 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s fifty day moving average is $44.89 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.31.

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.