Sapient Capital LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Sapient Capital LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 47.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 21,093 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,827 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $1,009,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VEA. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5,780.9% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 10,808,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $516,883,000 after buying an additional 10,625,142 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 145,118,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,663,721,000 after buying an additional 5,341,481 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 46,095,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,434,309,000 after buying an additional 2,436,012 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5,209.5% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,895,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $100,098,000 after buying an additional 1,859,740 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 15,432,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $814,998,000 after buying an additional 1,700,587 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of VEA opened at $50.73 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $132.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.23. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $46.72 and a twelve month high of $53.40.

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.