Manning & Napier Advisors LLC Purchases 98,762 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 18.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 634,409 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 98,762 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $30,337,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 145,118,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,663,721,000 after buying an additional 5,341,481 shares during the period. WealthNavi Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 46,095,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,434,309,000 after buying an additional 2,436,012 shares during the period. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5,209.5% during the 3rd quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 1,895,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $100,098,000 after buying an additional 1,859,740 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 12.4% in the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 15,432,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $814,998,000 after purchasing an additional 1,700,587 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Eastern Bank increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 171.7% during the third quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 2,065,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,093,000 after acquiring an additional 1,305,539 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VEA stock traded up $0.07 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $49.95. The company had a trading volume of 1,725,332 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,913,655. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $49.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $50.26. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $46.72 and a 12 month high of $53.40. The company has a market cap of $130.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88.

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.