Opinicus Capital Inc. Invests $573,000 in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Opinicus Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 13,940 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $573,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. Family Firm Inc. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Family Firm Inc. now owns 109,400 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $4,290,000 after buying an additional 1,703 shares during the period. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.7% during the third quarter. U.S. Capital Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 22,253 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $873,000 after buying an additional 1,008 shares during the period. KG&L Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.0% during the third quarter. KG&L Capital Management LLC now owns 7,797 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $306,000 after buying an additional 441 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 762,841 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $29,911,000 after purchasing an additional 9,605 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.2% during the third quarter. Conrad Siegel Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 21,228 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $832,000 after purchasing an additional 665 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

VWO traded up $0.48 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $42.32. 6,255,484 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 10,381,575. The company has a market capitalization of $76.60 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.26 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $37.46 and a 52-week high of $43.10. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $41.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $40.53.

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.