Proficio Capital Partners LLC Purchases 15,685 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 224.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 22,685 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 15,685 shares during the quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $1,085,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. M&T Bank Corp boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 6,030,601 shares of the company’s stock worth $288,383,000 after acquiring an additional 65,543 shares during the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 38.4% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 4,093,739 shares of the company’s stock worth $195,763,000 after buying an additional 1,135,857 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 347,533 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,619,000 after buying an additional 896 shares during the period. Snider Financial Group acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $546,000. Finally, Triad Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,139,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VEA stock opened at $52.05 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $146.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $50.75 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $50.48. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $46.80 and a 52 week high of $53.40.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be issued a dividend of $0.2422 per share. The ex-dividend date 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.