Aureus Asset Management LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Aureus Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 44.1% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 56,286 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 17,221 shares during the period. Aureus Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $3,607,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VEA. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 205,758,023 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,853,704,000 after acquiring an additional 4,289,361 shares in the last quarter. Betterment LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 138,588,366 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,657,615,000 after acquiring an additional 1,140,627 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 44.0% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 90,491,038 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,652,975,000 after purchasing an additional 27,650,637 shares in the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6,941.5% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 73,636,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,600,073,000 after purchasing an additional 72,590,763 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 64,314,341 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,017,717,000 after purchasing an additional 848,196 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 0.0%

NYSEARCA VEA opened at $70.49 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $228.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $70.81 and a 200 day moving average of $68.15. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $55.68 and a twelve month high of $73.23.

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.