Choate Investment Advisors Buys 25,156 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Choate Investment Advisors increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 7.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 366,170 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,156 shares during the quarter. Choate Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $17,510,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Kozak & Associates Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 268.0% in the 4th quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 563 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares during the period. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,000. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 44.2% in the fourth quarter. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA now owns 777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 238 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 1.9 %

VEA stock opened at $52.20 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $50.31 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.46. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $46.80 and a 12-month high of $53.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $146.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 0.92.

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.