Bailard Inc. Buys 7,900 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Bailard Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 3.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 233,030 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,900 shares during the quarter. Bailard Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $11,162,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,132,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,427,065,000 after buying an additional 1,726,718 shares during the period. Betterment LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.6% in the 3rd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 108,000,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,735,356,000 after acquiring an additional 2,711,916 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 76,186,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,330,868,000 after purchasing an additional 1,341,616 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 54,759,270 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,394,075,000 after purchasing an additional 1,930,476 shares during the period. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 40,170,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,924,155,000 after purchasing an additional 965,155 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Down 0.3 %

Shares of VEA stock traded down $0.14 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $48.73. 7,247,318 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,638,218. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $49.20 and its 200 day moving average is $46.99. The company has a market capitalization of $127.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.88. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $41.48 and a 1 year high of $50.36.

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.