Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) Position Boosted by Heritage Wealth Advisors

Heritage Wealth Advisors increased its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 4.8% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 10,333 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 472 shares during the period. Heritage Wealth Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $494,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VEA. Brooklyn FI LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6,702.3% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 35,997,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,806,348,000 after buying an additional 35,468,345 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $563,154,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 5,780.9% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 10,808,939 shares of the company’s stock worth $516,883,000 after acquiring an additional 10,625,142 shares in the last quarter. US Bancorp DE raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 56.6% during the fourth quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 23,812,753 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,138,726,000 after acquiring an additional 8,608,172 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 21.3% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 27,040,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,293,081,000 after purchasing an additional 4,757,301 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VEA opened at $52.40 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $50.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $50.49. The company has a market cap of $147.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 0.92. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12-month low of $46.80 and a 12-month high of $53.40.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

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

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.