Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA Stake Increased by Alliancebernstein L.P.

Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 18.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 4,749,768 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 748,034 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. owned about 0.16% of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF worth $284,606,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VEA. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 194,545,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,091,024,000 after purchasing an additional 5,747,233 shares in the last quarter. Betterment LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 137,447,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,235,869,000 after buying an additional 3,364,345 shares during the period. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.1% during the 3rd quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 58,309,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,493,933,000 after acquiring an additional 1,755,210 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 51,311,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,049,419,000 after acquiring an additional 1,794,331 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.1% in the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 48,797,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,923,953,000 after acquiring an additional 549,899 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Down 1.2%

NYSEARCA VEA opened at $63.82 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $45.14 and a 1-year high of $70.55. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $66.69 and its 200-day simple moving average is $62.89. The company has a market capitalization of $197.69 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.87.

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.