Principal Securities Inc. Grows Stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Principal Securities Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 23.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 448,632 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 84,404 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $21,454,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VEA. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5,780.9% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 10,808,939 shares of the company’s stock valued at $516,883,000 after acquiring an additional 10,625,142 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 145,118,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,663,721,000 after acquiring an additional 5,341,481 shares during the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4,722.9% in the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 4,370,665 shares of the company’s stock valued at $209,005,000 after acquiring an additional 4,280,041 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% in the 3rd quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 46,095,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,434,309,000 after purchasing an additional 2,436,012 shares during the period. Finally, International Assets Investment Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5,209.5% in 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 purchasing an additional 1,859,740 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 0.0 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VEA opened at $51.51 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $134.96 billion, a PE ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $46.79 and a 52-week high of $53.40. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $49.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.26.

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.