Evensky & Katz LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG

Evensky & Katz LLC increased its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 0.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 260,157 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,432 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for approximately 3.2% of Evensky & Katz LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Evensky & Katz LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $57,177,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VIG. RiverFront Investment Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. RiverFront Investment Group LLC now owns 5,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,198,000 after acquiring an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Sapient Capital LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 40.7% during the 4th quarter. Sapient Capital LLC now owns 141,986 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,437,000 after acquiring an additional 41,038 shares in the last quarter. Passumpsic Savings Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $1,111,000. Evergreen Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $1,276,000. Finally, ARS Investment Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 30.0% during the 4th quarter. ARS Investment Partners LLC now owns 1,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $391,000 after acquiring an additional 411 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VIG opened at $229.39 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $221.95 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $222.20. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $193.01 and a 1-year high of $231.32. The stock has a market cap of $105.86 billion, a PE ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.82.

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.