Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. Buys 97,608 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 31.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 403,922 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 97,608 shares during the quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C.’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $19,316,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VEA. Financial Counselors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 1,359,582 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,015,000 after purchasing an additional 139,819 shares during the last quarter. SwitchPoint Financial Planning LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $345,000. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 247.1% in the fourth quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp now owns 44,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,130,000 after buying an additional 31,710 shares in the last quarter. Journey Beyond Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $5,733,000. Finally, Bay Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $807,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VEA opened at $52.40 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $147.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 0.92. 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 fifty day moving average price of $50.95 and a 200-day moving average price of $50.49.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st were paid 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.