Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA Shares Purchased by Greenwood Gearhart Inc.

Greenwood Gearhart Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 1.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 728,016 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,846 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up 2.5% of Greenwood Gearhart Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding. Greenwood Gearhart Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $45,479,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VEA. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 16.3% during the fourth quarter. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 364,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,774,000 after acquiring an additional 51,187 shares during the last quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 13.9% during the fourth quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 331,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,687,000 after acquiring an additional 40,482 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.1% during the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 2,345,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $140,544,000 after acquiring an additional 133,977 shares during the last quarter. Essential Planning LLC. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 53.7% during the third quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 43,878 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,629,000 after acquiring an additional 15,329 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.1% during the third quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC now owns 1,337,085 shares of the company’s stock worth $80,118,000 after acquiring an additional 88,824 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of VEA opened at $70.83 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $227.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a 50-day moving average of $66.56 and a two-hundred day moving average of $64.62. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $53.51 and a 12-month high of $71.12.

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.