Hanson & Doremus Investment Management Grows Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Hanson & Doremus Investment Management raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 480,201 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 12,229 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up 3.1% of Hanson & Doremus Investment Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $25,816,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in 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 worth $650,661,000 after purchasing an additional 6,773,228 shares in the last quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,672.3% in 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 buying an additional 3,235,502 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% during 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 buying an additional 3,217,413 shares during the last quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. increased its position 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 acquiring an additional 2,891,204 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.9% in the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 77,053,680 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,174,768,000 after acquiring an additional 2,868,142 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO stock opened at $53.82 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $109.46 billion, a PE ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.55. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $39.53 and a 12-month high of $59.09. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $55.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $55.04.

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.