World Investment Advisors Buys 290,470 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

World Investment Advisors increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 50.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 863,858 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 290,470 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for approximately 0.9% of World Investment Advisors’ investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th biggest holding. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $55,356,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VEA. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.6% during the 1st quarter. Lodestar Private Asset Management LLC now owns 236,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,160,000 after buying an additional 8,243 shares during the period. DB Fitzpatrick & Co Inc grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.7% in the first quarter. DB Fitzpatrick & Co Inc now owns 47,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,012,000 after acquiring an additional 3,365 shares during the period. Flagstone Financial Management grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 83.1% in the first quarter. Flagstone Financial Management now owns 6,586 shares of the company’s stock valued at $422,000 after acquiring an additional 2,990 shares during the period. Private Advisor Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 15.0% during the first quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,349,511 shares of the company’s stock valued at $86,477,000 after acquiring an additional 176,197 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Optas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.1% during the first quarter. Optas LLC now owns 120,123 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,697,000 after acquiring an additional 2,420 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VEA opened at $70.81 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $55.68 and a twelve month high of $73.23. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $70.48 and its 200-day moving average is $67.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $227.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Company Profile

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.