Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF $ESGV is Ashford Advisors LLC’s 8th Largest Position

Ashford Advisors LLC cut its stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (BATS:ESGV) by 78.9% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 35,896 shares of the company’s stock after selling 134,347 shares during the period. Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF accounts for about 0.9% of Ashford Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th largest position. Ashford Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF were worth $4,030,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ESGV. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 11,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,150,000 after purchasing an additional 279 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 20.4% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 256,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,122,000 after acquiring an additional 43,471 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF in the first quarter worth about $209,000. Jane Street Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF in the first quarter worth about $237,000. Finally, Brown Advisory Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF by 36.0% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 8,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $921,000 after acquiring an additional 2,224 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF Stock Performance

BATS ESGV opened at $133.17 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $12.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 25.59 and a beta of 1.07. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $131.67 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $123.91. Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF has a one year low of $108.18 and a one year high of $134.99.

About Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF

The Vanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETF (ESGV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE USA All Cap Choice index, a market-cap-weighted index of US all-cap companies screened for environmental, social, and corporate governance (ESG) criteria. ESGV was launched on Sep 18, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.