Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership Acquires 190,732 Shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership boosted its holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 116.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 354,579 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 190,732 shares during the quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $16,956,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $26,000. Kozak & Associates Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 268.0% during the fourth quarter. Kozak & Associates Inc. now owns 563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 410 shares in the last quarter. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $29,000. Keystone Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $32,000. Finally, Crews Bank & Trust bought a new position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the 4th quarter worth $37,000.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Trading Down 6.3 %

Shares of VEA stock opened at $46.91 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $51.20 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.46. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 12 month low of $46.80 and a 12 month high of $53.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $132.76 billion, a PE ratio of 15.89 and a beta of 0.86.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 25th. Investors of record on Friday, March 21st were issued 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.