Hoese & Co LLP Lowers Position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG)

Hoese & Co LLP lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 27,417 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,603 shares during the period. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF comprises approximately 4.5% of Hoese & Co LLP’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest holding. Hoese & Co LLP’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $5,430,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VIG. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Garden State Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 42,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,250,000 after purchasing an additional 1,058 shares during the last quarter. Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC now owns 15,521 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,645,000 after buying an additional 717 shares during the last quarter. United Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 4th quarter worth $366,000. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 6.9% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 56,439 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,617,000 after acquiring an additional 3,634 shares during the period. Finally, Sanibel Captiva Trust Company Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,061,000.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

NYSEARCA VIG opened at $198.15 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $85.66 billion, a PE ratio of 24.54 and a beta of 0.78. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $193.28 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $185.81. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52 week low of $149.67 and a 52 week high of $199.11.

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.