Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Short Interest Update

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) was the recipient of a large decline in short interest during the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 8,051,245 shares, a decline of 44.1% from the June 15th total of 14,398,501 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 12,849,743 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.6 days. Approximately 0.2% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VEA. Nova Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 151.5% in the 4th quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 253 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth $35,000. First Community Trust NA bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the second quarter worth $37,000. Quaker Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7,637.5% during the fourth quarter. Quaker Wealth Management LLC now owns 619 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after acquiring an additional 611 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Tidemark LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 80.9% in the fourth quarter. Tidemark LLC now owns 624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after acquiring an additional 279 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock traded down $0.12 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $69.91. 7,338,114 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 16,138,475. The company has a 50 day moving average of $70.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $67.94. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $55.68 and a fifty-two week high of $73.23. The stock has a market cap of $226.50 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.