Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Shares Purchased by Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.

Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 6.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 319,337 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 18,129 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up 4.7% of Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $15,296,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VEA. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 27.6% during the 4th quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 1,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Red Tortoise LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 36,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,728,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares during the last quarter. Emerald Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.6% during the 4th quarter. Emerald Advisors LLC now owns 6,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares during the last quarter. Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE now owns 16,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $730,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.2% during the 4th quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 20,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $968,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock traded up $0.45 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $49.56. 11,883,003 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,600,427. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $49.28 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $47.22. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $41.48 and a fifty-two week high of $50.36. The stock has a market cap of $129.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Company 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.