Cerity Partners LLC Purchases 1,274,082 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 8.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 16,706,732 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,274,082 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises about 1.7% of Cerity Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Cerity Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $798,974,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

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

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Down 6.3 %

Shares of VEA stock opened at $46.91 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a twelve month low of $44.85 and a twelve month high of $53.40. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $51.20 and a 200 day moving average of $50.45. The stock has a market cap of $132.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.89 and a beta of 0.86.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were paid a $0.2422 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.