Centennial Bank AR Increases Position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Centennial Bank AR increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) by 1.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 47,275 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock after purchasing an additional 900 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF accounts for 1.0% of Centennial Bank AR’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Centennial Bank AR’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF were worth $2,262,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Jane Street Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 55.3% during the 1st quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 25,653,485 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $1,071,546,000 after purchasing an additional 9,130,142 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 58,217,006 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,547,768,000 after purchasing an additional 2,996,084 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 28.6% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 12,155,785 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $507,746,000 after purchasing an additional 2,704,910 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 3.2% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 60,300,805 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $2,518,765,000 after acquiring an additional 1,866,790 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 37.4% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 6,755,417 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $297,238,000 after acquiring an additional 1,837,347 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Stock Performance

VWO opened at $46.58 on Monday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $46.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $44.65. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $38.60 and a 1 year high of $49.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $84.31 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80.

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.