Safeguard Financial LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG)

Safeguard Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 19.1% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 5,562 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 891 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for about 0.4% of Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest position. Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $948,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 131,442.0% in the fourth quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,075,838 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,681,866,000 after acquiring an additional 11,067,418 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $345,621,000. Imprint Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 17,209.4% in the second quarter. Imprint Wealth LLC now owns 1,280,032 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,003,000 after acquiring an additional 1,272,637 shares in the last quarter. CI Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $158,416,000. Finally, Mariner LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 58.6% in the fourth quarter. Mariner LLC now owns 1,345,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $204,250,000 after acquiring an additional 497,131 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock traded down $0.38 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $174.00. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 711,284 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,038,171. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $178.47 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $169.04. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12-month low of $149.67 and a 12-month high of $183.52. The company has a market cap of $75.22 billion, a PE ratio of 24.56 and a beta of 0.80.

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.