Empowered Funds LLC Buys 108,683 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 5.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,986,486 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 108,683 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for approximately 1.4% of Empowered Funds LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. Empowered Funds LLC owned 0.08% of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF worth $94,994,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.5% in the fourth quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 3,842 shares of the company’s stock valued at $184,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.3% in the third quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 65,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,482,000 after purchasing an additional 205 shares in the last quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 12,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $668,000 after purchasing an additional 207 shares in the last quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.5% in the third quarter. MTM Investment Management LLC now owns 14,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $743,000 after purchasing an additional 208 shares in the last quarter. Finally, O Connor Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. O Connor Financial Group LLC now owns 6,318 shares of the company’s stock valued at $302,000 after purchasing an additional 210 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VEA opened at $50.21 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $131.55 billion, a PE ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $49.13 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.22. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $46.72 and a 12-month high of $53.40.

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.