Howard Financial Services LTD. Grows Position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG)

Howard Financial Services LTD. raised its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 1.6% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 185,818 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,894 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF comprises about 4.9% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $36,047,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 284.3% in the 4th quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 26,221,100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,134,878,000 after acquiring an additional 19,397,896 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 17.1% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,743,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,845,498,000 after purchasing an additional 3,605,152 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 21,353.5% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 11,365,874 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,225,779,000 after purchasing an additional 11,312,895 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 8.6% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,520,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,060,209,000 after purchasing an additional 832,983 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.2% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,709,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,901,365,000 after purchasing an additional 301,772 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $197.34 on Friday. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12-month low of $169.32 and a 12-month high of $205.24. The stock has a market cap of $89.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.18 and a beta of 0.87. The business’s 50 day moving average is $190.15 and its 200-day moving average is $196.46.

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.