First Bank & Trust Raises Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

First Bank & Trust grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 3.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 894,751 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 32,218 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for about 8.2% of First Bank & Trust’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. First Bank & Trust’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $42,787,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VEA. Kozak & Associates Inc. raised its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 268.0% during the 4th quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. Lummis Asset Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the third quarter valued at $34,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $37,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF stock opened at $51.41 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $46.79 and a 1 year high of $53.40. The stock has a market cap of $134.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $49.24 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.29.

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.