Sepio Capital LP Boosts Stake in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Sepio Capital LP lifted its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 6.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 238,343 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 13,797 shares during the period. Vanguard Value ETF accounts for about 3.2% of Sepio Capital LP’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Sepio Capital LP’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $40,351,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VTV. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,288,912,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF by 15,337.4% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,549,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,577,000 after buying an additional 2,532,669 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 53,858,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,118,174,000 after acquiring an additional 1,672,314 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp bought a new stake in Vanguard Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $239,161,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 14.4% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 7,177,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,215,117,000 after acquiring an additional 901,037 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Performance

VTV stock opened at $156.94 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $174.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $174.63. Vanguard Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $154.12 and a fifty-two week high of $182.38. The firm has a market cap of $249.53 billion, a PE ratio of 19.49 and a beta of 0.83.

Vanguard Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a $1.013 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th.

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.