Sapient Capital LLC Raises Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Sapient Capital LLC grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 194.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 73,231 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 48,396 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $4,598,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VEA. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 122.9% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 41,168,047 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,201,917,000 after purchasing an additional 22,700,179 shares in the last quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 904.9% in the third quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 10,887,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $652,359,000 after purchasing an additional 9,803,737 shares in the last quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 35.6% in the third quarter. Jasper Ridge Partners L.P. now owns 20,757,883 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,243,812,000 after purchasing an additional 5,451,849 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 152.5% in the third quarter. Cambridge Associates LLC MA ADV now owns 8,489,920 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,716,000 after purchasing an additional 5,127,412 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 16.8% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 33,413,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,002,157,000 after purchasing an additional 4,798,488 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

VEA stock opened at $69.08 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $54.21 and a twelve month high of $71.12. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $66.72 and its 200-day moving average is $65.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $221.56 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83.

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.