Pure Financial Advisors LLC Acquires 137,154 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Pure Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 7.3% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 2,013,453 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after buying an additional 137,154 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 1.9% of Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest position. Pure Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $91,129,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VWO. Barings LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Barings LLC now owns 175,382 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $7,724,000 after purchasing an additional 8,787 shares in the last quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.6% in the first quarter. Bay Colony Advisory Group Inc d b a Bay Colony Advisors now owns 19,158 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $868,000 after purchasing an additional 665 shares in the last quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 84.4% in the first quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 12,892 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $583,000 after purchasing an additional 5,902 shares in the last quarter. Motco raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Motco now owns 17,937 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $790,000 after purchasing an additional 791 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.1% in the fourth quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 33,544 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,477,000 after purchasing an additional 1,620 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Up 0.2%

VWO stock opened at $49.11 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $126.70 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.58. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $47.02 and a 200 day simple moving average of $45.51. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $39.53 and a 52 week high of $49.57.

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.