Rakuten Investment Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Rakuten Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 768,628 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $41,460,000.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 104.6% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 13,246,257 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $650,661,000 after purchasing an additional 6,773,228 shares during the period. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,672.3% in 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 buying an additional 3,235,502 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 74,185,538 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $3,669,217,000 after buying an additional 3,194,696 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 71,616,772 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,542,166,000 after acquiring an additional 3,096,579 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 85.9% during the 2nd 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 acquiring an additional 2,891,204 shares during the period. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VWO opened at $55.54 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $109.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $39.53 and a 1-year high of $56.57. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $54.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $53.25.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Company 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.