Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Holdings Boosted by Investment Partners LTD.

Investment Partners LTD. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 2.3% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 168,676 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,713 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up 3.8% of Investment Partners LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Investment Partners LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $8,462,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VEA. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth $26,000. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 81.3% in the 4th quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 689 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 309 shares in the last quarter. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 273.9% during the 4th quarter. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 515 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $40,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VEA stock traded up $0.16 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $49.54. The stock had a trading volume of 955,445 shares, compared to its average volume of 10,515,556. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $49.93 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $48.85. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a one year low of $41.48 and a one year high of $51.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $129.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88.

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.