Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) Short Interest Update

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totaling 14,664,103 shares, a decrease of 28.5% from the December 15th total of 20,508,579 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 10,196,117 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Currently, 0.7% of the shares of the stock are sold short. Based on an average daily volume of 10,196,117 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.4 days.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $650,661,000 after acquiring an additional 6,773,228 shares in the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,672.3% during the 2nd quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 3,304,750 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $163,453,000 after purchasing an additional 3,235,502 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 74,834,185 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,054,516,000 after purchasing an additional 3,217,413 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of 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 worth $3,669,217,000 after buying an additional 3,194,696 shares during the period. Finally, Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 85.9% during the second quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. now owns 6,256,903 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $309,466,000 after buying an additional 2,891,204 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.19% of the company’s stock.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock traded down $0.34 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $56.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 12,320,672 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,551,035. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $39.53 and a twelve month high of $56.57. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $54.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $53.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $110.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55.

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.