Bleakley Financial Group LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Bleakley Financial Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 53.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 272,470 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 95,480 shares during the quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $17,460,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. WJ Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 60.2% during the first quarter. WJ Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,005 shares of the company’s stock worth $449,000 after purchasing an additional 2,632 shares during the period. HBW Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 10.5% in the 1st quarter. HBW Advisory Services LLC now owns 9,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $633,000 after buying an additional 942 shares during the period. Nadler Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.0% in the 1st quarter. Nadler Financial Group Inc. now owns 747,961 shares of the company’s stock valued at $47,929,000 after buying an additional 48,896 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.6% during the 1st quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 123,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,438,000 after buying an additional 3,105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IFC Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.8% during the 1st quarter. IFC Advisors LLC now owns 40,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,614,000 after buying an additional 2,600 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

VEA stock opened at $69.76 on Tuesday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a one year low of $55.68 and a one year high of $73.23. The firm has a market cap of $226.02 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $70.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $67.78.

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.