104,196 Vanguard Value ETF $VTV Shares Purchased by Sowell Financial Services LLC

Sowell Financial Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 99.1% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 209,347 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 104,196 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Value ETF comprises 1.2% of Sowell Financial Services LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Sowell Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $45,236,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,979,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,956,833,000 after acquiring an additional 560,448 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 7,740,408 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,518,668,000 after purchasing an additional 296,977 shares during the last quarter. Mather Group LLC. raised its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 7.4% in the 3rd quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 5,427,631 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,172,802,000 after purchasing an additional 372,847 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 0.6% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 5,815,364 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,140,976,000 after purchasing an additional 34,371 shares during the last quarter. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. raised its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 5,611,282 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,100,933,000 after purchasing an additional 46,820 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTV opened at $224.51 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $222.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $216.33. Vanguard Value ETF has a one year low of $182.81 and a one year high of $228.57. The stock has a market capitalization of $191.46 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.14 and a beta of 0.75.

Vanguard Value ETF Profile

Vanguard Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of predominantly large United States companies. The Index represents the value companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of predominantly large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.