Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Acquires 4,842 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 9.3% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 56,652 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,842 shares during the period. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $2,714,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC grew its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 27.6% in the fourth quarter. Wolff Wiese Magana LLC now owns 1,046 shares of the company’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 226 shares during the last quarter. Red Tortoise LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.7% during the fourth quarter. Red Tortoise LLC now owns 36,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,728,000 after purchasing an additional 235 shares in the last quarter. Emerald Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Emerald Advisors LLC now owns 6,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $330,000 after purchasing an additional 237 shares in the last quarter. Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.5% during the third quarter. Ritter Daniher Financial Advisory LLC DE now owns 16,698 shares of the company’s stock valued at $730,000 after purchasing an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, DGS Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.2% during the fourth quarter. DGS Capital Management LLC now owns 20,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $968,000 after purchasing an additional 242 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 0.7 %

Shares of VEA stock traded up $0.36 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $48.88. 9,166,191 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,568,128. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $49.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $47.04. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1-year low of $41.48 and a 1-year high of $50.36. The company has a market cap of $128.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.31 and a beta of 0.88.

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.