GC Wealth Management RIA LLC Has $3.68 Million Stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF $VWO

GC Wealth Management RIA LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 39.0% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 68,056 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 19,084 shares during the period. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $3,678,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VWO. Bank of America Corp DE grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.9% in the 4th 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 buying an additional 3,367,569 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 7,261.2% during the fourth 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 fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 81,373,362 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,374,632,000 after acquiring an additional 4,319,682 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.5% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 78,224,671 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,205,358,000 after acquiring an additional 3,390,486 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.7% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 53,912,443 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,898,333,000 after acquiring an additional 2,927,985 shares during the last quarter. 67.19% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Down 1.2%

Shares of VWO stock opened at $58.10 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $119.29 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.08 and a beta of 0.59. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $49.37 and a 1 year high of $61.51. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $59.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $57.59.

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.