Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Increases Stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 3.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 767,307 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 25,027 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up about 1.2% of Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $36,754,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also modified their holdings of VEA. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 22.8% during the third quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 55,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,408,000 after purchasing an additional 10,216 shares during the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 165,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,034,000 after buying an additional 3,611 shares during the period. Parker Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 15.4% in the third quarter. Parker Financial LLC now owns 529,160 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,134,000 after acquiring an additional 70,488 shares during the last quarter. FORVIS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 14.8% in the third quarter. FORVIS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 26,153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,143,000 after purchasing an additional 3,372 shares during the period. Finally, Chatham Capital Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 25.9% during the 3rd quarter. Chatham Capital Group Inc. now owns 15,104 shares of the company’s stock worth $660,000 after purchasing an additional 3,104 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

VEA traded up $0.40 on Monday, hitting $49.96. The company had a trading volume of 8,653,733 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,566,563. The firm has a market cap of $130.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $49.30 and its 200 day moving average price is $47.33. 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.