Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Acquires 641,090 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

by · The Markets Daily

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA – Free Report) by 105.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,247,450 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 641,090 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up about 1.3% of Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $65,878,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.8% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 145,118,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,663,721,000 after buying an additional 5,341,481 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.9% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 50,962,305 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,518,573,000 after purchasing an additional 2,402,484 shares during the last quarter. WealthNavi Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 46,095,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,434,309,000 after buying an additional 2,436,012 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 4.3% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,328,841 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,054,071,000 after buying an additional 881,611 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 10.6% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 19,366,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $948,309,000 after buying an additional 1,860,937 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Down 1.3 %

Shares of VEA opened at $50.25 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $51.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $50.65. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $43.29 and a 12 month high of $53.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $131.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.32 and a beta of 0.88.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Company 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.

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