Essex Financial Services Inc. Purchases 1,449 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 2.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 73,143 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,449 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $3,498,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VEA. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 109.4% during the 3rd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 7,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $378,000 after buying an additional 3,738 shares in the last quarter. Affiance Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Affiance Financial LLC now owns 469,276 shares of the company’s stock worth $24,782,000 after acquiring an additional 5,279 shares during the last quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.1% during the third quarter. Patriot Investment Management Group Inc. now owns 1,226,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,751,000 after purchasing an additional 24,862 shares during the period. ORG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $154,000. Finally, Elk River Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $203,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VEA opened at $50.53 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $132.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $49.13 and its 200-day moving average price is $50.22. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $46.72 and a fifty-two week high of $53.40.

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.