Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Lowers Stock Position in 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 (SEC). The institutional investor owned 898,707 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,691 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up about 1.1% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest 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 (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 79.2% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 243,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,650,000 after acquiring an additional 107,649 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 47.3% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 123,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,905,000 after purchasing an additional 39,653 shares in the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $209,000. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Clifford Swan Investment Counsel LLC now owns 34,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,961,000 after buying an additional 391 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 8.6% during the 2nd quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 89,700 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,114,000 after buying an additional 7,109 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VEA opened at $69.52 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $45.14 and a 1 year high of $69.56. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $65.26 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $61.91. The firm has a market cap of $215.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.87.

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.