Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America Invests $5.38 Million in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 101,837 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,378,000. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up approximately 8.2% of Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VEA. Creative Planning lifted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.8% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 145,118,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,663,721,000 after purchasing an additional 5,341,481 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 50,962,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,518,573,000 after buying an additional 2,402,484 shares in the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $2,434,309,000 after buying an additional 2,436,012 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 10.6% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 19,366,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $948,309,000 after acquiring an additional 1,860,937 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Up 0.5 %

NYSEARCA VEA traded up $0.26 on Thursday, reaching $49.70. The stock had a trading volume of 8,229,887 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,579,889. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $45.65 and a 1 year high of $53.40. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $50.96 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.67. The company has a market capitalization of $130.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF 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.