Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America Acquires New Shares in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 101,837 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,378,000. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for 8.2% of Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6,005.9% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 8,308,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $410,616,000 after buying an additional 8,172,614 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.9% during the second quarter. Creative Planning now owns 139,777,262 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,907,792,000 after acquiring an additional 6,565,775 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 147.9% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 4,577,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $229,630,000 after purchasing an additional 2,730,944 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% in the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 46,095,601 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,434,309,000 after purchasing an additional 2,436,012 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.9% during 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 purchasing an additional 2,402,484 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VEA traded up $0.26 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $49.70. The stock had a trading volume of 8,229,887 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,579,889. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.96 and its 200-day simple moving average is $50.67. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $45.65 and a 12 month high of $53.40. The company has a market cap of $130.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88.

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.