Investment Partners LTD. Acquires 698 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Investment Partners LTD. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 0.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 164,963 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 698 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises 3.9% of Investment Partners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Investment Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $7,902,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VEA. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 81.3% during the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after acquiring an additional 309 shares during the period. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 273.9% during the fourth quarter. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 515 shares during the period. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $40,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VEA traded up $0.36 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $48.88. 9,166,191 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,568,128. The firm has a market cap of $128.07 billion, a PE ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.88. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.23 and its 200-day simple moving average is $47.04. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $41.48 and a 12 month high of $50.36.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF 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.