28,438 Shares in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO Acquired by Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC

Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 28,438 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $1,537,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 117,534,933 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $6,318,678,000 after purchasing an additional 3,367,569 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 96,483,932 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,186,976,000 after buying an additional 95,173,216 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,374,632,000 after buying an additional 4,319,682 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,205,358,000 after buying an additional 3,390,486 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,898,333,000 after buying an additional 2,927,985 shares in the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $57.84 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $59.41 and its 200 day moving average price is $57.47. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $49.37 and a 52 week high of $61.51. The stock has a market cap of $118.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59.

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.