West Branch Capital LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG)

West Branch Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 40.3% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 1,664 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 478 shares during the quarter. West Branch Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $329,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VIG. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 33,295.6% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 8,775,034 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,601,882,000 after purchasing an additional 8,748,758 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 505.7% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 813,293 shares of the company’s stock worth $148,515,000 after purchasing an additional 679,010 shares during the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 15.9% during the 1st quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,459,230 shares of the company’s stock worth $814,295,000 after purchasing an additional 612,202 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 8,635,317 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,576,895,000 after purchasing an additional 466,457 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $73,967,000.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

VIG traded up $0.42 on Friday, reaching $201.52. The company had a trading volume of 509,331 shares, compared to its average volume of 826,748. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1 year low of $149.67 and a 1 year high of $201.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $87.12 billion, a PE ratio of 24.54 and a beta of 0.78. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $195.29 and a 200-day moving average price of $186.66.

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.