Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Sells 11,691 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lessened its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 1.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 898,707 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,691 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises about 1.1% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $53,851,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Alexander Randolph Advisory Inc. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.3% during the 3rd quarter. Alexander Randolph Advisory Inc. now owns 9,578 shares of the company’s stock worth $574,000 after acquiring an additional 478 shares during the last quarter. Lion Street Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 20.8% during the third quarter. Lion Street Advisors LLC now owns 30,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,815,000 after purchasing an additional 5,226 shares during the period. Fortis Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 9.5% during the third quarter. Fortis Advisors LLC now owns 106,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,380,000 after purchasing an additional 9,245 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.4% in the third quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 52,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,145,000 after purchasing an additional 2,204 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Financial Advisors Inc purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the third quarter worth $5,288,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 1.1%

NYSEARCA:VEA opened at $69.52 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $215.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a fifty day moving average of $65.26 and a 200 day moving average of $61.91. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $45.14 and a 52 week high of $69.56.

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.