Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA Shares Bought by Essential Planning LLC.

Essential Planning LLC. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 17.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 103,548 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,150 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises about 2.0% of Essential Planning LLC.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $7,312,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 44.9% during the third quarter. Pathway Financial Advisors LLC now owns 70,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,997,000 after buying an additional 21,916 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.2% during the third quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 523,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,312,000 after buying an additional 21,081 shares during the period. Moody National Bank Trust Division grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.9% in the 3rd quarter. Moody National Bank Trust Division now owns 1,176,580 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,078,000 after acquiring an additional 86,572 shares during the period. Mechanics Bank Trust Department raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 21.1% in the 3rd quarter. Mechanics Bank Trust Department now owns 70,679 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,991,000 after acquiring an additional 12,304 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Financial & Tax Architects LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the first quarter worth about $4,339,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of VEA opened at $70.12 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $58.88 and a fifty-two week high of $74.04. The company’s fifty day moving average is $71.82 and its two-hundred day moving average is $70.75. The firm has a market cap of $229.91 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.84.

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.