Safeguard Financial LLC Decreases Stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Safeguard Financial LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 7.6% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 203,058 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,695 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up 2.1% of Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $9,710,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Creative Planning grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 145,118,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,663,721,000 after buying an additional 5,341,481 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.9% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 50,962,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,518,573,000 after purchasing an additional 2,402,484 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% in the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 46,095,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,434,309,000 after purchasing an additional 2,436,012 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 22,283,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,176,781,000 after purchasing an additional 954,457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 10.6% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 19,366,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $948,309,000 after purchasing an additional 1,860,937 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock opened at $47.58 on Wednesday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $45.91 and a twelve month high of $53.40. The stock has a market cap of $124.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s fifty day moving average is $49.15 and its 200 day moving average is $50.34.

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.