Rational Advisors Inc. Has $39.20 Million Holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF $VIG

Rational Advisors Inc. decreased its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 8.3% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 178,338 shares of the company’s stock after selling 16,053 shares during the period. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF makes up approximately 4.0% of Rational Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest position. Rational Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $39,195,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Lloyd Advisory Services LLC. bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $31,000. Garner Asset Management Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $35,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp grew its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 158.7% in the 4th quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp now owns 163 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.8%

NYSEARCA VIG opened at $235.94 on Wednesday. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52 week low of $198.20 and a 52 week high of $236.04. The stock has a market cap of $108.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.32 and a beta of 0.82. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $224.80 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $223.39.

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