Private Ocean LLC Acquires 72,101 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Private Ocean LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 76.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 166,583 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 72,101 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up about 0.8% of Private Ocean LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest holding. Private Ocean LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $7,979,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VEA. Pacific Center for Financial Services bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the first quarter valued at $25,000. VitalStone Financial LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the second quarter valued at $28,000. Versant Capital Management Inc bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Finally, Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 273.9% during the fourth quarter. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 515 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VEA traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $49.96. 9,987,780 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,117,273. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $48.64 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $46.39. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $41.48 and a 1 year high of $50.36. The company has a market cap of $122.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.40 and a beta of 0.89.

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.