Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG Position Increased by Natixis Advisors LLC

Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 6.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 92,487 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,480 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $20,327,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $31,000. Garner Asset Management Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $35,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 158.7% in the fourth quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 163 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VIG opened at $233.28 on Friday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $226.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $223.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $107.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.82. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $198.37 and a 52-week high of $236.71.

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. The Vanguard Group, Inc, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.