St. Louis Trust Co Increases Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

St. Louis Trust Co lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 10.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 513,626 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 47,179 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises 3.7% of St. Louis Trust Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest holding. St. Louis Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $32,086,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VEA. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 16.3% in the 4th quarter. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 364,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,774,000 after buying an additional 51,187 shares during the last quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 13.9% in the 4th quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 331,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,687,000 after buying an additional 40,482 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 2,427,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $151,633,000 after buying an additional 81,764 shares during the last quarter. Battery Global Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 16.0% in the 3rd quarter. Battery Global Advisors LLC now owns 367,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,006,000 after buying an additional 50,691 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Atlatl Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.0% in the 3rd quarter. Atlatl Advisers LLC now owns 166,946 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,003,000 after buying an additional 9,467 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of VEA stock opened at $70.46 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $54.44 and a 1 year high of $71.12. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $67.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $65.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $225.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83.

About Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

The Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund (VEA) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in total market equity. The fund tracks a market-cap weighted index of large-, mid- and small-cap stocks from developed markets outside the US. VEA was launched on Jul 20, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.