Finward Bancorp Makes New Investment in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT)

Finward Bancorp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 3,840 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $974,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VOT. Cooper Financial Group lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. Cooper Financial Group now owns 1,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $285,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 0.8% in the 4th quarter. Prossimo Advisors LLC now owns 5,693 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,445,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Richardson Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,846 shares of the company’s stock worth $471,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $486,000 after purchasing an additional 51 shares during the period. Finally, United Capital Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. United Capital Financial Advisors LLC now owns 10,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,665,000 after buying an additional 51 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of VOT opened at $235.61 on Tuesday. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $209.64 and a 12-month high of $277.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.69 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $250.90 and its 200 day moving average price is $256.49.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a $0.4516 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th.

About Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of medium-size United States companies.