Columbia Asset Management Increases Stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO)

Columbia Asset Management grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,398 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 232 shares during the quarter. Columbia Asset Management’s holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF were worth $2,218,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 17,440,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,606,527,000 after purchasing an additional 2,965,961 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $1,601,053,000. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 5.1% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,035,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $801,695,000 after buying an additional 146,261 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,306,779 shares of the company’s stock worth $609,290,000 after acquiring an additional 203,167 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 12.1% in the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 2,180,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,067,000 after acquiring an additional 236,111 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of VO stock opened at $259.47 on Wednesday. Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $234.18 and a twelve month high of $285.60. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $268.48 and its 200-day moving average price is $269.40. The stock has a market cap of $257.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.62 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a $1.1671 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF’s previous dividend of $0.93. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF is an exchange-traded fund. Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index representing medium-size United States firms. The portfolio holds all stocks in the same capitalization weighting as the index. The Vanguard Group, Inc, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.