Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA Shares Sold by Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 11.4% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 61,960 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,000 shares during the quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $3,871,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VEA. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 16.3% during the fourth quarter. Buck Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 364,560 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,774,000 after buying an additional 51,187 shares during the last quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 13.9% during the fourth quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 331,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,687,000 after buying an additional 40,482 shares during the last quarter. Eastern Bank grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.5% during the fourth quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 2,427,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,633,000 after buying an additional 81,764 shares during the last quarter. Northeast Investment Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 10.8% during the third quarter. Northeast Investment Management now owns 419,287 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,124,000 after buying an additional 40,747 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Battery Global Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 16.0% during the third quarter. Battery Global Advisors LLC now owns 367,254 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,006,000 after buying an additional 50,691 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of VEA opened at $71.84 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $54.63 and a twelve month high of $72.32. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $68.51 and its two-hundred day moving average is $65.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $230.41 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF 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.