Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Short Interest Down 35.5% in August

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) was the target of a significant decrease in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totaling 2,548,767 shares, a decrease of 35.5% from the August 15th total of 3,954,482 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 9,493,098 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 0.3 days. Currently, 0.1% of the company’s stock are sold short.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6,941.5% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 73,636,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,600,073,000 after buying an additional 72,590,763 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 42.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 34,849,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,177,051,000 after acquiring an additional 10,449,040 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 11.9% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 47,313,421 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,031,844,000 after acquiring an additional 5,041,973 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.5% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 61,886,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,866,039,000 after acquiring an additional 3,757,877 shares during the period. Finally, Wit LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 88.9% during the fourth quarter. Wit LLC now owns 7,490,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $467,941,000 after purchasing an additional 3,526,251 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 1.2%

NYSEARCA VEA traded up $0.88 on Thursday, reaching $72.14. The company had a trading volume of 5,449,052 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,513,147. The company’s fifty day moving average is $71.89 and its 200 day moving average is $69.73. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $58.81 and a 52-week high of $74.04. The stock has a market capitalization of $231.19 billion, a P/E 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.