Financial Counselors Inc. Sells 472 Shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG)

Financial Counselors Inc. trimmed its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 2.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 17,343 shares of the company’s stock after selling 472 shares during the quarter. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $3,396,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Assetmark Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 121.5% in the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 6,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,197,000 after buying an additional 3,353 shares during the last quarter. M3 Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. M3 Advisory Group LLC now owns 57,198 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,201,000 after acquiring an additional 2,375 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $1,024,119,000. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 15.3% during the 4th quarter. FSC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 34,951 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,845,000 after purchasing an additional 4,626 shares during the period. Finally, Independent Family Office LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 7.7% during the 3rd quarter. Independent Family Office LLC now owns 30,142 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,938,000 after purchasing an additional 2,164 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of VIG opened at $194.58 on Friday. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a one year low of $173.17 and a one year high of $205.24. The firm has a market capitalization of $86.19 billion, a PE ratio of 24.18 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $199.85 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $199.04.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a $0.9377 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This is an increase from Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous dividend of $0.90.

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.