Midwest Financial Partners Investments Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Midwest Financial Partners Investments Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 38.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 81,829 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,694 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up 2.8% of Midwest Financial Partners Investments Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Midwest Financial Partners Investments Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $5,244,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VEA. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 205,758,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,853,704,000 after buying an additional 4,289,361 shares during the period. Betterment LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 138,588,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,657,615,000 after acquiring an additional 1,140,627 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 44.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 90,491,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,652,975,000 after acquiring an additional 27,650,637 shares during the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6,941.5% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 73,636,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,600,073,000 after acquiring an additional 72,590,763 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 64,314,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,017,717,000 after acquiring an additional 848,196 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of VEA opened at $70.92 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $227.46 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $70.32 and a 200-day moving average price of $67.19. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $55.68 and a 12-month high of $73.23.

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.