Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Sees Unusually Large Options Volume (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) was the recipient of unusually large options trading activity on Wednesday. Investors purchased 7,607 call options on the company. This is an increase of 348% compared to the typical volume of 1,699 call options.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VEA opened at $67.82 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $66.38 and a 200-day moving average price of $63.47. The stock has a market cap of $214.22 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $45.46 and a 1 year high of $70.55.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VEA. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 79.2% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 243,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,650,000 after acquiring an additional 107,649 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 47.3% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 123,485 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,905,000 after acquiring an additional 39,653 shares during the last quarter. Capstone Wealth Management Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the first quarter worth $209,000. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.9% during the second quarter. Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management now owns 14,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $850,000 after acquiring an additional 826 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Acorn Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the second quarter worth $2,567,000.

About Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

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.