Money Design Co. Ltd. Has $77.65 Million Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

by · The Cerbat Gem

Money Design Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWOFree Report) by 73.0% in the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 1,715,729 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 724,143 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up about 3.9% of Money Design Co. Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th largest position. Money Design Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $77,654,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 107,088,490 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,716,177,000 after purchasing an additional 6,672,276 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 67,813,025 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,986,486,000 after acquiring an additional 2,076,998 shares during the last quarter. Betterment LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 59,799,391 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $2,633,565,000 after acquiring an additional 961,166 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 42,425,421 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,868,416,000 after purchasing an additional 503,443 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 64.6% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 41,809,891 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,841,308,000 after purchasing an additional 16,414,518 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of VWO stock opened at $49.66 on Wednesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $47.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is $45.58. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $39.53 and a 12 month high of $49.75. The company has a market cap of $91.41 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.69.

About Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

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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.

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