Westover Capital Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Westover Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 9.8% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 28,035 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,499 shares during the period. Westover Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $1,152,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Betterment LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.4% in the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 77,659,118 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $3,045,014,000 after acquiring an additional 2,563,729 shares during the period. Empower Advisory Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Empower Advisory Group LLC now owns 27,986,541 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,097,352,000 after buying an additional 1,019,403 shares during the period. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 19,311,951 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $757,222,000 after buying an additional 410,848 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 15,726,198 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $646,347,000 after buying an additional 836,192 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 11,438,569 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $448,506,000 after buying an additional 174,883 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VWO traded up $1.06 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $43.28. 6,473,081 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,311,128. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $37.46 and a 52-week high of $43.35. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $41.72 and a 200 day simple moving average of $40.60. The firm has a market cap of $78.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

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.