Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA Shares Sold by Principal Securities Inc.

Principal Securities Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 1.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 486,009 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,095 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $30,361,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 364,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,774,000 after purchasing an additional 51,187 shares during the period. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 13.9% during the 4th quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 331,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,687,000 after purchasing an additional 40,482 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 27.1% during the 4th quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 97,303 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,079,000 after purchasing an additional 20,769 shares during the period. Eastern Bank grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.5% during the 4th quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 2,427,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,633,000 after purchasing an additional 81,764 shares during the period. Finally, Northeast Investment Management grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 10.8% during the 3rd quarter. Northeast Investment Management now owns 419,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,124,000 after purchasing an additional 40,747 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VEA opened at $71.31 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $69.20 and its two-hundred day moving average is $66.34. The company has a market capitalization of $228.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $54.63 and a fifty-two week high of $72.32.

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.