Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Increases Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 11.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,740,735 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 174,110 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises approximately 1.5% of Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $108,744,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Betterment LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 137,447,739 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,235,869,000 after buying an additional 3,364,345 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 58,685,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,666,088,000 after buying an additional 375,614 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 58,128,458 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,483,057,000 after buying an additional 3,076,786 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.6% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 51,311,775 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,049,419,000 after buying an additional 1,794,331 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthNavi Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 49,538,873 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,094,693,000 after buying an additional 741,263 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VEA opened at $68.80 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $220.66 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $52.58 and a 1-year high of $70.55. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $66.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $64.36.

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.