Athena Investment Management Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Athena Investment Management grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 110.4% during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 11,994 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,294 shares during the quarter. Athena Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $684,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VEA. Madrona Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.6% in the second quarter. Madrona Financial Services LLC now owns 4,128 shares of the company’s stock worth $235,000 after purchasing an additional 183 shares during the last quarter. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.9% in the 2nd quarter. Roffman Miller Associates Inc. PA now owns 21,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,203,000 after buying an additional 189 shares during the last quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.9% in the second quarter. Community Bank & Trust Waco Texas now owns 4,297 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares during the period. Mainsail Asset Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.8% during the second quarter. Mainsail Asset Management LLC now owns 5,685 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,000 after acquiring an additional 207 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barrett & Company Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Barrett & Company Inc. now owns 62,131 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,542,000 after acquiring an additional 218 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VEA opened at $59.71 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $60.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $58.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $177.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.87. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $45.14 and a 52-week high of $62.20.

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.