First Bank & Trust Reduces Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

First Bank & Trust trimmed its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 8.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 417,016 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 37,929 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up about 3.8% of First Bank & Trust’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. First Bank & Trust’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $22,594,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Wit LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 103,498.2% in the 1st quarter. Wit LLC now owns 34,426,724 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,558,154,000 after buying an additional 34,393,493 shares during the last quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5,742.6% during the first quarter. New Vernon Capital Holdings II LLC now owns 8,864,578 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $401,211,000 after buying an additional 8,712,854 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $650,661,000 after buying an additional 6,773,228 shares during the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,672.3% during the second quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 3,304,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $163,453,000 after acquiring an additional 3,235,502 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 74,185,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,669,217,000 after acquiring an additional 3,194,696 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO opened at $53.11 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $100.43 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $54.38 and a 200-day moving average of $52.29. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $39.53 and a one year high of $56.04.

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.