Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Raises Stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 1.1% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 908,989 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,282 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for 1.0% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $56,785,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Nova Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 151.5% during the fourth quarter. Nova Wealth Management Inc. now owns 420 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 253 shares during the period. GGM Financials LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the third quarter valued at about $27,000. Ulland Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 75.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ulland Investment Advisors LLC now owns 562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 242 shares during the period. Cloud Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Elevation Point Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $48,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VEA opened at $65.14 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $201.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.87. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $66.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $63.29. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $45.14 and a 12 month high of $70.55.

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.