Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Shares Acquired by Kovack Advisors Inc.

Kovack Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 49,392 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 782 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $2,362,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5,780.9% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 10,808,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $516,883,000 after purchasing an additional 10,625,142 shares in the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4,722.9% in the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 4,370,665 shares of the company’s stock worth $209,005,000 after purchasing an additional 4,280,041 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 12.4% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 15,432,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $814,998,000 after purchasing an additional 1,700,587 shares in the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 213.4% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,816,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $95,905,000 after buying an additional 1,236,636 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 102.0% during the third quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 2,211,726 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,801,000 after buying an additional 1,116,684 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of VEA stock opened at $51.64 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $49.42 and a 200 day simple moving average of $50.41. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $46.79 and a fifty-two week high of $53.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.75 and a beta of 0.92.

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.