Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Sees Significant Decrease in Short Interest

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) was the recipient of a large decrease in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 15,975,479 shares, a decrease of 29.4% from the December 31st total of 22,629,266 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 21,623,867 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Approximately 0.5% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 21,623,867 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.7 days.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Down 1.3%

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock opened at $66.20 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $63.33 and its 200 day simple moving average is $60.76. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $45.14 and a 12-month high of $67.39. The stock has a market cap of $205.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.87.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.0% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 194,545,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,091,024,000 after acquiring an additional 5,747,233 shares in the last quarter. Betterment LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 137,447,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,235,869,000 after purchasing an additional 3,364,345 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.0% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 99,706,551 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,684,072,000 after purchasing an additional 958,633 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 58,685,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,666,088,000 after purchasing an additional 375,614 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 58,128,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,483,057,000 after purchasing an additional 3,076,786 shares during the last quarter.

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.