Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG)

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 6.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 671,939 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 40,084 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. owned about 0.16% of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $114,499,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 11,325,386 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,759,739,000 after purchasing an additional 190,258 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.2% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 7,866,159 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,222,244,000 after purchasing an additional 171,161 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.1% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 6,446,494 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,098,483,000 after purchasing an additional 254,848 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,199,393 shares of the company’s stock valued at $807,882,000 after purchasing an additional 134,815 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 7.1% in the 4th quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,847,028 shares of the company’s stock valued at $655,534,000 after buying an additional 254,175 shares during the period.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIG stock traded down $0.40 on Friday, hitting $182.83. The stock had a trading volume of 718,789 shares, compared to its average volume of 916,430. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $179.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $175.81. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.54 and a beta of 0.78. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $149.67 and a 1 year high of $184.34.

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.