Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC Increases Position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV)

Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) by 38.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,700 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 748 shares during the period. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC owned 0.28% of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF worth $325,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VFMV. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 7.0% during the 4th quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 101,199 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,195,000 after purchasing an additional 6,649 shares during the last quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 404.6% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 24,470 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,949,000 after buying an additional 19,621 shares during the last quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 9.4% in the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 13,510 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,628,000 after buying an additional 1,158 shares during the period. Independence Asset Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $654,000. Finally, Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $388,000.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Price Performance

VFMV stock opened at $125.91 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $198.94 million, a P/E ratio of 25.75 and a beta of 0.77. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF has a 12 month low of $106.80 and a 12 month high of $128.81. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $125.62 and its 200-day simple moving average is $123.73.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th will be issued a $0.5048 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 25th.

About Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF

The Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility index. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market. VFMV was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.