The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG

The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 90.4% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,506,493 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 715,474 shares during the quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company owned 0.32% of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $356,466,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Maloon Powers Pitre Higgins & Dennehy LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $18,327,000. Evergreen Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $1,276,000. Sei Investments Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 198.4% during the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 7,564 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,627,000 after buying an additional 5,029 shares during the period. Wealth Care LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $7,843,000. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.6% during the second quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,857,815 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,372,141,000 after buying an additional 94,213 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VIG opened at $237.73 on Friday. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $210.01 and a fifty-two week high of $247.45. The company has a market cap of $110.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.81. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $241.25 and its 200-day moving average price is $231.98.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF 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. The Vanguard Group, Inc, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.