LPL Financial LLC Grows Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 2.4% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 11,835,810 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 277,366 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $517,935,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 60,300,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,518,765,000 after buying an additional 1,866,790 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 37,353,426 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,535,226,000 after purchasing an additional 1,334,922 shares during the period. Jane Street Group LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 55.3% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 25,653,485 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,071,546,000 after buying an additional 9,130,142 shares during the period. Creative Planning increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Creative Planning now owns 23,142,346 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $951,150,000 after buying an additional 244,927 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.9% in the second quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 13,611,199 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $595,626,000 after acquiring an additional 635,269 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of VWO stock opened at $43.70 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $79.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a 50 day moving average of $44.19 and a 200-day moving average of $43.24. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $37.46 and a 12-month high of $45.72.

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.