CoreFirst Bank & Trust Makes New $5.46 Million Investment in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

CoreFirst Bank & Trust acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund acquired 114,092 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,456,000. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF accounts for approximately 3.2% of CoreFirst Bank & Trust’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VEA. WealthNavi Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 7.2% in the fourth quarter. WealthNavi Inc. now owns 49,426,996 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,363,599,000 after buying an additional 3,331,395 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6,702.3% in the 4th quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 35,997,541 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,806,348,000 after acquiring an additional 35,468,345 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.5% in the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 27,738,297 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,326,446,000 after acquiring an additional 931,799 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 21.3% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 27,040,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,293,081,000 after buying an additional 4,757,301 shares during the period. Finally, US Bancorp DE grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 8,608,172 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VEA opened at $52.05 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $146.26 billion, a PE ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 0.92. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.75 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $50.47. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $46.80 and a fifty-two 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 paid a dividend of $0.2422 per share. The ex-dividend date is 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.