Ames National Corp Takes $232,000 Position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA)

Ames National Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 4,850 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $232,000.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Annex Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $610,000. Diversify Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 173.6% during the fourth quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 26,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,274,000 after buying an additional 17,011 shares during the period. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 85,211 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,075,000 after buying an additional 5,072 shares during the last quarter. New Hampshire Trust grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 20.3% during the fourth quarter. New Hampshire Trust now owns 173,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,312,000 after buying an additional 29,367 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pure Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 10.9% in the fourth quarter. Pure Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,635,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $78,208,000 after buying an additional 160,616 shares during the period.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VEA stock opened at $55.20 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $51.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $50.47. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a 52-week low of $45.14 and a 52-week high of $55.36. The firm has a market capitalization of $157.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 16.25 and a beta of 0.88.

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.