Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG Stake Lifted by Founders Financial Securities LLC

Founders Financial Securities LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 297.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 135,445 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 101,346 shares during the period. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for approximately 2.0% of Founders Financial Securities LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Founders Financial Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $29,228,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIG. Optas LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 8.0% during the third quarter. Optas LLC now owns 2,874 shares of the company’s stock worth $620,000 after purchasing an additional 212 shares in the last quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 41.8% in the 3rd quarter. Successful Portfolios LLC now owns 7,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,663,000 after buying an additional 2,274 shares in the last quarter. Crane Advisory LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Crane Advisory LLC now owns 137,804 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,880,000 after buying an additional 3,080 shares during the last quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Cypress Wealth Services LLC now owns 8,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,914,000 after buying an additional 129 shares during the last quarter. Finally, DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 8.8% during the 3rd quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 700,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,071,000 after acquiring an additional 56,743 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIG opened at $221.24 on Wednesday. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $169.32 and a 1-year high of $224.59. The stock has a market cap of $100.30 billion, a PE ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.85. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $218.63 and a 200 day moving average price of $212.52.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF 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.