Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Purchases 24,813 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 4.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 589,532 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,813 shares during the quarter. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $37,017,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VEA. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC raised its stake 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 valued at $20,687,000 after buying an additional 40,482 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.1% in 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. increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $2,629,000 after acquiring an additional 15,329 shares in the last quarter. Elwood & Goetz Wealth Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $80,118,000 after acquiring an additional 88,824 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Great Point Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $604,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock opened at $70.83 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $227.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $66.56 and its 200 day moving average is $64.62. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $53.51 and a 1 year high of $71.12.

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.