Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:VEU) Sets New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (NYSEARCA:VEU) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $83.16 and last traded at $83.10, with a volume of 145971 shares. The stock had previously closed at $81.26.

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF Trading Up 2.4%

The firm has a market cap of $65.80 billion, a PE ratio of 15.97 and a beta of 0.75. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $77.93 and its 200 day moving average price is $75.97.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in VEU. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 38.1% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 33,091,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,434,185,000 after acquiring an additional 9,126,417 shares in the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 17,025,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,252,371,000 after acquiring an additional 354,349 shares in the last quarter. Sanders Capital LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 184.8% in the third quarter. Sanders Capital LLC now owns 9,042,229 shares of the company’s stock worth $645,344,000 after acquiring an additional 5,866,945 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 8,924,696 shares of the company’s stock worth $656,501,000 after acquiring an additional 228,689 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 8,008,451 shares of the company’s stock worth $589,102,000 after buying an additional 324,035 shares during the period.

About Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF

Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the FTSE All-World ex US Index (the Index). The Index includes approximately 2,200 stocks of companies in 46 countries, from both developed and emerging markets worldwide. The Fund invests in a diversified sampling of stocks in the Index that approximates the Index’s key risk factors and characteristics.