Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA Shares Purchased by Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI

Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 0.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 191,847 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 454 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises approximately 0.7% of Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $10,937,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 98,747,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,019,357,000 after acquiring an additional 660,028 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.0% in the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 60,371,395 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,068,678,000 after acquiring an additional 1,778,345 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 59,628,214 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,030,902,000 after acquiring an additional 1,840,640 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.7% in the 1st quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 49,789,539 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,530,802,000 after acquiring an additional 362,543 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.5% in the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 42,599,905 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,165,353,000 after acquiring an additional 1,425,051 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of VEA opened at $60.37 on Thursday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $45.14 and a 52-week high of $60.51. The company has a market capitalization of $173.45 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.89. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $55.57.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Company 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.