Essex Financial Services Inc. Boosts Stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Posted by Lauren Steadman on Feb 11th, 2025

Essex Financial Services Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA – Free Report) by 2.0% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 73,143 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,449 shares during the period. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $3,498,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VEA. Kozak & Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 410 shares during the period. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Lummis Asset Management LP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth $37,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

NYSEARCA:VEA opened at $50.53 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $49.13 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $50.22. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $46.72 and a 52 week high of $53.40. The stock has a market cap of $132.39 billion, a PE ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Profile

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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.