Vanguard Group Inc. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 14.9% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 355,569 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 46,021 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $60,198,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VTV. Community Bank N.A. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $135,000. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF by 37.4% in the 4th quarter. Meridian Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,287 shares of the company’s stock valued at $387,000 after purchasing an additional 622 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 1.6% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 9,542,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,615,565,000 after purchasing an additional 154,064 shares during the period. M Holdings Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $3,691,000. Finally, Fortis Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 372.3% in the fourth quarter. Fortis Capital Management LLC now owns 5,932 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,004,000 after buying an additional 4,676 shares during the period.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Performance

VTV stock opened at $161.83 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $172.00 and a 200-day simple moving average of $173.91. The firm has a market cap of $257.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.49 and a beta of 0.83. Vanguard Value ETF has a 1 year low of $150.43 and a 1 year high of $182.38.

Vanguard Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a $1.013 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard Value ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of predominantly large United States companies.