Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA Shares Sold by Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS

Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS cut its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 41.9% during the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 35,500 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,600 shares during the period. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up approximately 1.4% of Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest holding. Security Benefit Life Insurance Co. KS’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $2,529,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $35,000. First Community Trust NA purchased a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the second quarter valued at about $37,000. Tidemark LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 80.9% in the fourth quarter. Tidemark LLC now owns 624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 66.1% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Advocates LLC now owns 623 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,000 after purchasing an additional 248 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cornerstone Financial Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $39,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Down 0.5%

VEA stock opened at $73.06 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $57.81 and a 52-week high of $74.04. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $71.45 and its two-hundred day moving average is $69.41. The company has a market capitalization of $236.71 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83.

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.