Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC cut its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 13.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 115,546 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 17,801 shares during the period. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $4,826,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 1,479,261 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $61,789,000 after purchasing an additional 51,995 shares in the last quarter. FARMERS & MERCHANTS TRUST Co OF LONG BEACH grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 80.6% in the 1st quarter. FARMERS & MERCHANTS TRUST Co OF LONG BEACH now owns 9,086 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $380,000 after acquiring an additional 4,055 shares during the period. Steele Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 13.8% in the 1st quarter. Steele Capital Management Inc. now owns 1,739,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $72,671,000 after acquiring an additional 211,013 shares during the period. Bridgewealth Advisory Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 452.1% in the 1st quarter. Bridgewealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 38,360 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,602,000 after acquiring an additional 31,412 shares during the period. Finally, Hexagon Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 11.4% in the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 53,123 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,219,000 after acquiring an additional 5,436 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of VWO traded up $0.11 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $43.97. The company had a trading volume of 6,040,253 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,580,843. The stock has a market cap of $79.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $43.51 and a 200-day simple moving average of $41.85. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $37.46 and a fifty-two week high of $44.97.

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.