Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) Shares Sold by Advisors Preferred LLC

Advisors Preferred LLC lowered its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 19.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 61,927 shares of the company’s stock after selling 15,323 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF makes up approximately 1.9% of Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 8th biggest position. Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $12,069,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 21,353.5% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 11,365,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,225,779,000 after buying an additional 11,312,895 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,808,810 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,150,493,000 after acquiring an additional 314,952 shares in the last quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,868,929 shares of the company’s stock worth $942,870,000 after purchasing an additional 82,030 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates grew its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 5.1% during the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 3,698,942 shares of the company’s stock valued at $732,612,000 after purchasing an additional 178,450 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.9% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 3,295,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $652,725,000 after purchasing an additional 123,584 shares during the period.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $201.83 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $199.60 and a 200-day simple moving average of $196.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $87.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.54 and a beta of 0.78. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 1-year low of $172.54 and a 1-year high of $205.20.

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.