Opinicus Capital Inc. Takes $3.74 Million Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Opinicus Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VEA) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 78,037 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,738,000. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares makes up about 3.8% of Opinicus Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VEA. Ballentine Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares by 0.8% in the third quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 4,161,353 shares of the company’s stock worth $181,934,000 after purchasing an additional 32,079 shares during the last quarter. Clarius Group LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares by 219.4% in the third quarter. Clarius Group LLC now owns 388,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,000,000 after purchasing an additional 267,081 shares during the last quarter. Ropes Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares by 10.1% in the third quarter. Ropes Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 55,815 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,440,000 after purchasing an additional 5,115 shares during the last quarter. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares by 4.8% in the third quarter. Cardinal Point Capital Management ULC now owns 28,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,230,000 after purchasing an additional 1,300 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares by 35.9% in the third quarter. Walkner Condon Financial Advisors LLC now owns 99,401 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,347,000 after purchasing an additional 26,284 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares Trading Up 0.7 %

VEA stock traded up $0.36 on Friday, hitting $48.88. The company had a trading volume of 9,166,191 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,568,128. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares has a 12-month low of $41.48 and a 12-month high of $50.36. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.04. The stock has a market cap of $128.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.88.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares 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.