Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Shares Acquired by Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS

Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 33.1% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 47,500 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,800 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up approximately 1.2% of Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $2,508,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VEA. Wellington Management Group LLP increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 183.4% during the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 600,417 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,760,000 after purchasing an additional 388,560 shares in the last quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $3,738,000. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 46.2% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 2,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,000 after purchasing an additional 871 shares in the last quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 418.0% during the 1st quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 10,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $526,000 after purchasing an additional 8,464 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 29.3% during the 1st quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 34,008 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,706,000 after purchasing an additional 7,715 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

VEA stock traded down $0.40 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $50.58. 1,607,028 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 9,496,950. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $51.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.51. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $41.48 and a 1-year high of $53.40. The company has a market cap of $132.52 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.