Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) Stake Lifted by Howard Financial Services LTD.

Howard Financial Services LTD. increased its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 0.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 182,924 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,255 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF makes up about 4.9% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $35,822,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Peterson Financial Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Providence Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000. Bank of New Hampshire boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 244.4% in the 4th quarter. Bank of New Hampshire now owns 217 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Bangor Savings Bank boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 41.0% in the 4th quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 220 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 64 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter worth $48,000.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VIG opened at $199.15 on Friday. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $169.06 and a fifty-two week high of $205.20. The company has a market cap of $86.10 billion, a PE ratio of 24.54 and a beta of 0.78. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $199.56 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $195.10.

About Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

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.