Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Decreases Stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lessened its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 2.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,310 shares of the company’s stock after selling 282 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $2,019,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 508.0% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 19,955 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,643,000 after purchasing an additional 16,673 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 251.0% in the second quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 22,589 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,124,000 after acquiring an additional 16,153 shares during the period. Ascent Group LLC raised its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% in the second quarter. Ascent Group LLC now owns 3,154 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares during the period. Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the second quarter valued at about $403,000. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.3% during the 2nd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 6,348 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,159,000 after acquiring an additional 80 shares during the period.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 0.2 %

NYSEARCA:VIG opened at $201.94 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $199.51 and its 200 day moving average is $195.98. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12 month low of $172.34 and a 12 month high of $205.20. The stock has a market capitalization of $87.30 billion, a PE ratio of 24.54 and a beta of 0.78.

About Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF

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.