Richard P Slaughter Associates Inc Acquires 26,663 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Richard P Slaughter Associates Inc grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 101.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 52,854 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 26,663 shares during the quarter. Richard P Slaughter Associates Inc’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $2,527,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VEA. Acropolis Investment Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 2,621,237 shares of the company’s stock worth $125,348,000 after buying an additional 46,036 shares in the last quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 125.6% in the 4th quarter. Thurston Springer Miller Herd & Titak Inc. now owns 7,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $377,000 after acquiring an additional 4,386 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.8% during the 4th quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 809,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,708,000 after purchasing an additional 51,222 shares in the last quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 9.3% during the fourth quarter. Kathmere Capital Management LLC now owns 933,789 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,654,000 after purchasing an additional 79,113 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 60.4% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 84,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,032,000 after purchasing an additional 31,762 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VEA stock opened at $47.58 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $124.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $49.15 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.34. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a one year low of $45.91 and a one year high of $53.40.

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.