Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF $VEU

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:VEU) by 23.8% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 122,649 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 23,616 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF were worth $9,211,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VEU. Bernzott Capital Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Aventura Private Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. United Community Bank acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF during the fourth quarter worth $38,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $40,000. Finally, Washington Trust Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 141.4% in the 4th quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after buying an additional 345 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of VEU traded up $0.33 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $83.50. The company had a trading volume of 1,853,544 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,514,881. Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF has a 1-year low of $65.98 and a 1-year high of $85.74. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $83.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.44. The stock has a market cap of $67.14 billion, a PE ratio of 15.97 and a beta of 0.75.

About Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE All-World ex US Index (the Index). The Index includes approximately 2,200 stocks of companies in 46 countries, from both developed and emerging markets worldwide. The Fund invests in a diversified sampling of stocks in the Index that approximates the Index’s key risk factors and characteristics.