Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV Acquires 7,235 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 5.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 138,314 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,235 shares during the period. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $8,863,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VEA. Auto Owners Insurance Co grew 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 valued at $4,600,073,000 after purchasing an additional 72,590,763 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 44.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 90,491,038 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,652,975,000 after buying an additional 27,650,637 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $2,201,917,000 after buying an additional 22,700,179 shares in the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $652,359,000 after buying an additional 9,803,737 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. lifted its position 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 valued at $1,243,812,000 after buying an additional 5,451,849 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VEA opened at $72.31 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $70.01 and a 200 day moving average of $66.77. The company has a market cap of $231.92 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $54.63 and a 12-month high of $73.23.

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.