Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA Shares Acquired by Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 15.9% in the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 2,017,148 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 276,413 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises approximately 1.8% of Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $129,259,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6,941.5% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 73,636,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,600,073,000 after purchasing an additional 72,590,763 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $5,652,975,000 after buying an additional 27,650,637 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 122.9% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 41,168,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,201,917,000 after buying an additional 22,700,179 shares during the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 904.9% in the 3rd quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,887,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $652,359,000 after buying an additional 9,803,737 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 35.6% in the 3rd quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. now owns 20,757,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,243,812,000 after buying an additional 5,451,849 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 0.4%

NYSEARCA:VEA traded up $0.26 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $70.99. 12,686,380 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,395,793. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $55.68 and a fifty-two week high of $73.23. The company has a market capitalization of $230.00 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $70.80 and a 200 day simple moving average of $67.69.

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.