Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Shares Purchased by Guidance Capital Inc.

Guidance Capital Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 39,816 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,696 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for about 0.6% of Guidance Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. Guidance Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $2,064,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VEA. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 145,118,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,663,721,000 after buying an additional 5,341,481 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 50,962,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,518,573,000 after acquiring an additional 2,402,484 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,328,841 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,054,071,000 after acquiring an additional 881,611 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 10.6% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 19,366,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $948,309,000 after acquiring an additional 1,860,937 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 17,314,776 shares of the company’s stock worth $868,682,000 after acquiring an additional 795,987 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VEA traded down $0.40 on Wednesday, hitting $50.58. 1,564,089 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,498,139. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $51.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.51. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a one year low of $41.48 and a one year high of $53.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $132.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88.

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.