Freedom Investment Management Inc. Acquires 4,429 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Freedom Investment Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 27.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 20,293 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,429 shares during the period. Freedom Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $894,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6,596.9% during the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 15,718,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $730,113,000 after purchasing an additional 15,483,542 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth $268,180,000. Sumitomo Life Insurance Co. acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $106,724,000. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 186.7% in the 4th quarter. Freestone Capital Holdings LLC now owns 3,295,732 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $145,144,000 after acquiring an additional 2,146,078 shares during the period. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,311.0% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,137,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $94,133,000 after purchasing an additional 2,088,993 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VWO opened at $43.30 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $39.53 and a 52-week high of $49.57. The company has a market capitalization of $111.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.13 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $44.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.35.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a dividend of $0.0468 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 21st.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF 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.