Financial Counselors Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Financial Counselors Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 11.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,359,582 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 139,819 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises about 0.9% of Financial Counselors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest holding. Financial Counselors Inc. owned about 0.05% of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF worth $65,015,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Fisher Asset Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.4% in the 3rd quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 4,968,144 shares of the company’s stock worth $262,368,000 after buying an additional 115,802 shares during the period. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5.8% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 29,346 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,550,000 after acquiring an additional 1,617 shares during the period. Truvestments Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 111.5% during the third quarter. Truvestments Capital LLC now owns 9,797 shares of the company’s stock worth $517,000 after purchasing an additional 5,165 shares during the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can lifted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 1,042,573 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,236,000 after purchasing an additional 11,534 shares during the period. Finally, Blue Investment Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 15.0% during the third quarter. Blue Investment Partners LLC now owns 95,607 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,049,000 after acquiring an additional 12,487 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

VEA opened at $52.40 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day moving average of $50.95 and a two-hundred day moving average of $50.49. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $46.80 and a fifty-two week high of $53.40. The stock has a market capitalization of $147.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 0.92.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were given a dividend of $0.2422 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 21st.

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.