Guardian Partners Inc. Acquires New Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Guardian Partners Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 28,996 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,399,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Kozak & Associates Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 268.0% during the 4th quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Crews Bank & Trust purchased a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Finally, Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 44.2% during the 4th quarter. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA now owns 777 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 238 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Price Performance

Shares of VEA opened at $52.05 on Friday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 1 year low of $46.80 and a 1 year high of $53.40. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $50.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.48. The firm has a market cap of $146.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 0.92.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be given a dividend of $0.2422 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 21st.

About Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

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.