Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF)

Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) by 12.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,785 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,947 shares during the quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF were worth $3,379,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 2,938.0% during the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 1,600,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $291,230,000 after purchasing an additional 1,547,579 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $132,844,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 27.4% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 931,632 shares of the company’s stock valued at $176,991,000 after acquiring an additional 200,455 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $37,898,000. Finally, Lincoln National Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $30,545,000.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Extended Market ETF stock opened at $172.26 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $101.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.73 and a beta of 1.19. Vanguard Extended Market ETF has a 1-year low of $159.39 and a 1-year high of $207.77. The company’s 50-day moving average is $188.64 and its 200 day moving average is $190.41.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a dividend of $0.6125 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Extended Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.55. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

About Vanguard Extended Market ETF

Vanguard Extended Market ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Extended Market Stock Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s Completion Index (the Index), a diversified index of stocks of small and medium-sized United States companies.