Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Short Interest Update

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) saw a large drop in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 7,681,289 shares, a drop of 30.6% from the February 12th total of 11,061,254 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 17,238,710 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 17,238,710 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 0.4 days.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Down 1.2%

VEA traded down $0.75 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $63.82. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 14,810,972 shares, compared to its average volume of 21,555,557. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $45.14 and a 1 year high of $70.55. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $66.69 and its 200-day moving average is $62.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $197.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.87.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 205,758,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,853,704,000 after buying an additional 4,289,361 shares during the last quarter. Betterment LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 138,588,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,657,615,000 after acquiring an additional 1,140,627 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 44.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 90,491,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,652,975,000 after acquiring an additional 27,650,637 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6,941.5% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 73,636,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,600,073,000 after acquiring an additional 72,590,763 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 64,314,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,017,717,000 after acquiring an additional 848,196 shares in the last quarter.

About Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

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.