Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG Shares Purchased by Janney Montgomery Scott LLC

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 584,802 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,970 shares during the period. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $128,528,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Jones LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 92.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 34,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,768,000 after buying an additional 16,606 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 12.9% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 5,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $992,000 after buying an additional 577 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 3,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $659,000 after buying an additional 143 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP grew its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 87.1% in the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $988,000 after buying an additional 2,246 shares during the period. Finally, Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $993,000.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

VIG opened at $231.71 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $106.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.82. The business has a 50-day moving average of $227.71 and a two-hundred day moving average of $224.29. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $198.37 and a 12 month high of $236.71.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (the Fund) seeks to track the investment performance of the Dividend Achievers Select Index. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund. The Fund will hold all the stocks in the index in approximately the same proportions as their weightings in the index. The Vanguard Group, Inc, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.