Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Shares Purchased by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 3.4% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 767,307 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 25,027 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for 1.2% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 19th largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $36,754,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Wetzel Investment Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $26,000. Versant Capital Management Inc purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. First Command Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 81.3% during the fourth quarter. First Command Advisory Services Inc. now owns 689 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,000 after buying an additional 309 shares during the period. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 273.9% in the 4th quarter. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. now owns 703 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after acquiring an additional 515 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $40,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

NYSEARCA:VEA traded up $0.40 on Monday, hitting $49.96. 8,653,733 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,566,563. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $49.30 and a 200-day moving average price of $47.33. The company has a market cap of $130.90 billion, a PE ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $41.48 and a 1 year high of $50.36.

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.