Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VEA) Shares Bought by Meridian Wealth Partners LLC

Meridian Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 10.6% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 11,817 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,130 shares during the period. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares were worth $566,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares by 1.4% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 124,132,310 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,427,065,000 after buying an additional 1,726,718 shares during the period. Betterment LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares by 2.6% during the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 108,000,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,735,356,000 after purchasing an additional 2,711,916 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares by 1.8% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 76,186,378 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,330,868,000 after acquiring an additional 1,341,616 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares by 3.7% in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 54,759,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,394,075,000 after acquiring an additional 1,930,476 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 40,170,244 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,924,155,000 after acquiring an additional 965,155 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares Stock Performance

VEA stock traded up $0.36 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $48.88. 9,166,191 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 11,568,128. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares has a 1-year low of $41.48 and a 1-year high of $50.36. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $47.07. The company has a market cap of $128.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.88.

About Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares

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.