Empowered Funds LLC Acquires 240,016 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 14.1% in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 1,936,398 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 240,016 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for about 0.8% of Empowered Funds LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Empowered Funds LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $124,084,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co grew its position in shares of 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 valued at $4,600,073,000 after buying an additional 72,590,763 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 44.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 90,491,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,652,975,000 after buying an additional 27,650,637 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 122.9% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 41,168,047 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,201,917,000 after acquiring an additional 22,700,179 shares during the last quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 35.6% during the third quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. now owns 20,757,883 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,243,812,000 after acquiring an additional 5,451,849 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 152.5% in the third quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,489,920 shares of the company’s stock worth $508,716,000 after acquiring an additional 5,127,412 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock opened at $70.00 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $70.82 and its 200 day moving average is $68.28. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a one year low of $55.68 and a one year high of $73.23. The firm has a market cap of $226.80 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83.

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.