BLB&B Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

BLB&B Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 4.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,149,172 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 144,883 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for 7.7% of BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $150,593,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kozak & Associates Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 268.0% during the 4th quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Lummis Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VEA opened at $50.21 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $46.72 and a twelve month high of $53.40. The firm has a market cap of $131.55 billion, a PE ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.23.

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.