Efficient Advisors LLC Purchases 57,941 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Efficient Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 7.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 826,830 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 57,941 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up about 2.5% of Efficient Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest position. Efficient Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $39,539,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.2% during the 4th quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 49,426,996 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,363,599,000 after acquiring an additional 3,331,395 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 56.6% during the 4th quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 23,812,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,138,726,000 after acquiring an additional 8,608,172 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 22,283,298 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,176,781,000 after acquiring an additional 954,457 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 16,564,449 shares of the company’s stock valued at $792,112,000 after acquiring an additional 957,258 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 16,431,983 shares of the company’s stock valued at $867,773,000 after acquiring an additional 1,103,351 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VEA opened at $52.58 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $49.94 and a 200-day moving average price of $50.48. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a one year low of $46.79 and a one year high of $53.40. The company has a market capitalization of $147.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.75 and a beta of 0.92.

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.