Abacus Planning Group Inc. Cuts Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Abacus Planning Group Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 0.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 392,059 shares of the company’s stock after selling 734 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for approximately 3.3% of Abacus Planning Group Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Abacus Planning Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $18,748,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VEA. Ledyard National Bank lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 52.2% in the third quarter. Ledyard National Bank now owns 14,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $784,000 after purchasing an additional 5,091 shares in the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 14.6% in the third quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 97,930 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,172,000 after purchasing an additional 12,485 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.3% in the third quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 129,233 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,825,000 after purchasing an additional 5,300 shares in the last quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.9% in the third quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 8,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $443,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BLB&B Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.4% in the third quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC now owns 3,004,289 shares of the company’s stock worth $158,656,000 after purchasing an additional 154,448 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of VEA opened at $51.41 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $134.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $46.79 and a 1-year high of $53.40. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.29.

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.