Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC Buys 29,334 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC raised its stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,295,718 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 29,334 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF comprises 4.6% of Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $61,961,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 2.6% during the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 606,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,565,000 after purchasing an additional 15,300 shares during the last quarter. Advance Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 14.3% in the 4th quarter. Advance Capital Management Inc. now owns 13,711 shares of the company’s stock valued at $656,000 after buying an additional 1,711 shares in the last quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. increased its position 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 worth $27,000 after buying an additional 410 shares during the period. First County Bank CT lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 18.0% during the fourth quarter. First County Bank CT now owns 13,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $626,000 after buying an additional 1,993 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Highview Capital Management LLC DE boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 3.4% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 190,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,130,000 after acquiring an additional 6,282 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

VEA stock opened at $52.05 on Monday. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52 week low of $46.80 and a 52 week high of $53.40. The company has a market capitalization of $146.26 billion, a PE ratio of 16.97 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $50.75 and its 200 day simple moving average is $50.47.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 21st will be given 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.