Cairn Investment Group Inc. Lowers Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Cairn Investment Group Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 32.6% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 228,821 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after selling 110,864 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF makes up approximately 5.5% of Cairn Investment Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Cairn Investment Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $9,558,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VWO. FMR LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,450,745 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $56,884,000 after acquiring an additional 23,545 shares during the last quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 32.2% in the 3rd quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 33,435 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $1,310,000 after buying an additional 8,135 shares during the last quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 6.9% in the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P. now owns 275,089 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $10,786,000 after buying an additional 17,756 shares during the last quarter. Operose Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 12.2% in the 3rd quarter. Operose Advisors LLC now owns 2,450 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $96,000 after buying an additional 266 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mather Group LLC. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.9% in the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 7,156,993 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock valued at $280,626,000 after buying an additional 398,907 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VWO stock traded down $0.02 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $43.65. The company had a trading volume of 4,401,261 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,547,225. The company has a 50 day moving average of $43.40 and a 200 day moving average of $41.80. The firm has a market cap of $79.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $37.46 and a 1-year high of $44.97.

About Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

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.