Barings LLC Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

Barings LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 43.7% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 22,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 17,816 shares during the period. Barings LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,233,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Brookstone Capital Management increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 16.9% during the fourth quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 490,324 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $26,360,000 after buying an additional 70,731 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4,458.1% during the fourth quarter. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA now owns 195,633 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,498,000 after acquiring an additional 191,341 shares in the last quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 31.0% during the third quarter. Clearstead Advisors LLC now owns 96,027 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,203,000 after acquiring an additional 22,726 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,718,090 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $93,086,000 after acquiring an additional 37,514 shares during the period. Finally, Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 50.9% in the 4th quarter. Generali Investments CEE investicni spolecnost a.s. now owns 249,748 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $13,426,000 after purchasing an additional 84,248 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

VWO opened at $59.10 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $120.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a one year low of $47.46 and a one year high of $61.35. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $58.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $56.45.

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.