Howard Financial Services LTD. Raises Position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF $VO

Howard Financial Services LTD. grew its stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO) by 300.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,444 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,583 shares during the quarter. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF were worth $922,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VO. Smithbridge Asset Management Inc. DE bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $1,876,000. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 1,185,900 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,567,000 after acquiring an additional 9,467 shares during the last quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 100.3% during the first quarter. Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency LLC now owns 47,362 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,601,000 after acquiring an additional 23,713 shares during the period. First Horizon Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 354.5% during the first quarter. First Horizon Corp now owns 68,954 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,802,000 after acquiring an additional 53,784 shares during the period. Finally, Bangor Savings Bank boosted its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 298.8% in the second quarter. Bangor Savings Bank now owns 23,571 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,899,000 after purchasing an additional 17,660 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.4%

VO stock opened at $82.89 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $108.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.50 and a beta of 0.99. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $80.19 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $76.87. Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $69.44 and a 1-year high of $83.04.

About Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF is an exchange-traded fund. Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index representing medium-size United States firms. The portfolio holds all stocks in the same capitalization weighting as the index. The Vanguard Group, Inc, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.