Piedmont Capital Management LLC NC Takes Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Piedmont Capital Management LLC NC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 154,639 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,660,000. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up 6.4% of Piedmont Capital Management LLC NC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VEA. Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 44.0% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 90,491,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,652,975,000 after purchasing an additional 27,650,637 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 122.9% during the 2nd 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. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 904.9% during the 3rd quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,887,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $652,359,000 after acquiring an additional 9,803,737 shares during the last quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 35.6% during the 3rd 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 holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 152.5% during the 3rd 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 last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VEA opened at $71.55 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $54.63 and a 52-week high of $72.32. The company has a market capitalization of $229.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a fifty day moving average of $69.33 and a 200-day moving average of $66.42.

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.