Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. Takes $40,000 Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Pacific Capital Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm purchased 965 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $40,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Crestone Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.4% in the fourth quarter. Crestone Asset Management LLC now owns 119,707 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $4,920,000 after buying an additional 5,062 shares during the period. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.9% during the 4th quarter. Sovereign Financial Group Inc. now owns 132,412 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $5,442,000 after acquiring an additional 7,383 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 14.2% in the 4th quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 6,627 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 826 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 262,901 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $10,805,000 after purchasing an additional 6,114 shares in the last quarter. Finally, N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. N.E.W. Advisory Services LLC now owns 123,143 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $5,061,000 after purchasing an additional 9,943 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF stock traded down $0.31 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $43.24. The company had a trading volume of 7,311,126 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,261,325. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $37.46 and a fifty-two week high of $43.65. The firm has a market capitalization of $78.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $41.87 and its 200-day moving average is $40.75.

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.