Sovran Advisors LLC Invests $1.98 Million in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Sovran Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 41,641 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,981,000.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Creative Planning lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.8% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 145,118,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,663,721,000 after purchasing an additional 5,341,481 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 46,095,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,434,309,000 after buying an additional 2,436,012 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.5% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 22,283,298 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,176,781,000 after buying an additional 954,457 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.2% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 16,431,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $867,773,000 after buying an additional 1,103,351 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 12.4% during the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 15,432,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $814,998,000 after acquiring an additional 1,700,587 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VEA opened at $50.53 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $132.39 billion, a PE ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $46.72 and a 12-month high of $53.40. The business has a 50 day moving average of $49.13 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.22.

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.