Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Increases Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 1.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 908,989 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 10,282 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $56,785,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.3% in the third quarter. Etesian Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 222,561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,336,000 after acquiring an additional 13,158 shares in the last quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 13.9% during the fourth quarter. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC now owns 331,150 shares of the company’s stock worth $20,687,000 after acquiring an additional 40,482 shares during the period. Warner Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.5% during the third quarter. Warner Financial Inc. now owns 292,561 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,530,000 after purchasing an additional 15,376 shares in the last quarter. Noble Family Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 8.9% during the third quarter. Noble Family Wealth LLC now owns 639,448 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,316,000 after purchasing an additional 52,052 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eastern Bank lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.1% in the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 2,345,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $140,544,000 after purchasing an additional 133,977 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of VEA opened at $65.14 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $45.14 and a twelve month high of $70.55. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $66.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $63.29. The firm has a market capitalization of $201.78 billion, a PE 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.