Cannon Financial Strategists Inc. Invests $683,000 in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO)

Cannon Financial Strategists Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VWO) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm purchased 15,619 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock, valued at approximately $683,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VWO. Gordian Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $2,028,000. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.4% during the fourth quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 204,197 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $8,392,000 after buying an additional 4,712 shares during the period. Per Stirling Capital Management LLC. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Per Stirling Capital Management LLC. now owns 18,794 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $772,000 after buying an additional 323 shares during the period. Essential Planning LLC. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 6,914 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $284,000 after buying an additional 321 shares during the period. Finally, Cetera Advisor Networks LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC now owns 1,578,935 shares of the exchange traded fund’s stock worth $64,894,000 after buying an additional 42,861 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VWO opened at $48.20 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $37.46 and a 12-month high of $48.60. The company has a market capitalization of $87.24 billion, a PE ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 0.80. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $44.56 and its two-hundred day moving average is $43.70.

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.