Lincoln National Corp Increases Holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $VEA

Lincoln National Corp boosted its position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (NYSEARCA:VEA) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,746,278 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 58,410 shares during the quarter. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF makes up 5.0% of Lincoln National Corp’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Lincoln National Corp’s holdings in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF were worth $171,560,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Pathfinder Wealth Consulting Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $3,771,000. Carroll Advisory Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $6,212,000. St. Louis Trust Co grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 10.1% during the fourth quarter. St. Louis Trust Co now owns 513,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,086,000 after buying an additional 47,179 shares during the last quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 27.4% during the fourth quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 22,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,415,000 after buying an additional 4,873 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF by 8.7% during the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 34,115 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,131,000 after buying an additional 2,735 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VEA opened at $70.46 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $67.14 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $65.29. The stock has a market cap of $225.98 billion, a PE ratio of 16.34 and a beta of 0.83. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has a fifty-two week low of $54.44 and a fifty-two week high of $71.12.

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.