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

Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 44.9% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,663 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,445 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $806,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Mutual Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 17.0% in the first quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 124,895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,576,000 after purchasing an additional 18,154 shares in the last quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 8.7% during the 1st quarter. Clark Asset Management LLC now owns 353,054 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,987,000 after buying an additional 28,315 shares during the last quarter. Chaney Capital Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 0.9% during the 1st quarter. Chaney Capital Management Inc. now owns 249,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,178,000 after buying an additional 2,276 shares during the last quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. Lodestone Wealth Management LLC now owns 24,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,258,000 after buying an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clune & Associates LTD. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 20.5% in the 1st quarter. Clune & Associates LTD. now owns 31,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,505,000 after purchasing an additional 5,432 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Performance

VTV opened at $177.66 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $174.21 and its 200 day simple moving average is $172.05. Vanguard Value ETF has a 1 year low of $150.43 and a 1 year high of $182.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $139.59 billion, a PE ratio of 18.14 and a beta of 0.89.

Vanguard Value ETF 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.