Advisors Capital Management LLC Purchases 1,098 Shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG

Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 8.3% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,352 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,098 shares during the quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $2,784,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Rollins Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.4% in the first quarter. Rollins Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,126 shares of the company’s stock worth $606,000 after purchasing an additional 74 shares in the last quarter. Westbourne Investments Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 8.6% during the first quarter. Westbourne Investments Inc. now owns 3,383 shares of the company’s stock valued at $656,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 8.0% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 15,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,926,000 after acquiring an additional 1,121 shares in the last quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 10.1% during the first quarter. Fortis Capital Advisors LLC now owns 6,845 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,328,000 after acquiring an additional 629 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 15.0% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 594,936 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,412,000 after acquiring an additional 77,731 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VIG opened at $215.62 on Friday. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $169.32 and a 1-year high of $216.82. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $208.87 and a 200-day moving average price of $199.54. The company has a market capitalization of $97.20 billion, a PE ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.85.

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.