Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG Shares Purchased by Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC

Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 1.8% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 177,970 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,121 shares during the period. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for about 5.6% of Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Baron Silver Stevens Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $39,114,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Garner Asset Management Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Clear Investment Research LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $38,000. Finally, Washington Trust Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 46.9% during the 3rd quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc. now owns 188 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIG opened at $230.70 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $222.41 and a two-hundred day moving average of $222.44. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a one year low of $193.01 and a one year high of $231.32. The stock has a market cap of $106.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.82.

About Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

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.