Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG Shares Bought by Wealthfront Advisers LLC

Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 19.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 9,089,642 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,486,369 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF comprises about 4.8% of Wealthfront Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Wealthfront Advisers LLC owned approximately 2.01% of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF worth $1,860,377,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VIG. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.6% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 10,160,433 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,971,022,000 after acquiring an additional 451,169 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.5% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,285,425 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,219,309,000 after acquiring an additional 269,131 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 9.9% during the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,349,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,027,305,000 after buying an additional 480,314 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.9% during the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 5,329,391 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,033,848,000 after purchasing an additional 99,758 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.1% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,739,419 shares of the company’s stock worth $725,410,000 after buying an additional 42,185 shares during the period.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA VIG opened at $218.51 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $214.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $204.42. The stock has a market cap of $99.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.85. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a fifty-two week low of $169.32 and a fifty-two week high of $219.14.

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.