Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Shares Sold by PFG Advisors

PFG Advisors trimmed its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 9.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 54,320 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,666 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $2,598,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. WealthNavi Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 49,426,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,363,599,000 after purchasing an additional 3,331,395 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 56.6% in the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 23,812,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,138,726,000 after purchasing an additional 8,608,172 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 22,283,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,176,781,000 after purchasing an additional 954,457 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 16,564,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $792,112,000 after purchasing an additional 957,258 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.2% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 16,431,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $867,773,000 after purchasing an additional 1,103,351 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VEA opened at $51.61 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $46.80 and a twelve month high of $53.40. The company has a market capitalization of $145.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.75 and a beta of 0.92. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.15 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.47.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF 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.