Howe & Rusling Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Howe & Rusling Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 10.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,606 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 535 shares during the quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $949,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,288,912,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 15,337.4% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,549,182 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,577,000 after purchasing an additional 2,532,669 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 53,858,087 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,118,174,000 after purchasing an additional 1,672,314 shares during the period. Lincoln National Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $239,161,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 3,438.5% during the third quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,133,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,867,000 after purchasing an additional 1,101,707 shares during the period.

Vanguard Value ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VTV opened at $174.24 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $277.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.23 and a beta of 0.88. Vanguard Value ETF has a 1-year low of $154.12 and a 1-year high of $182.38. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $175.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $174.69.

Vanguard Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a dividend of $1.013 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th.

About Vanguard Value ETF

Vanguard Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of predominantly large United States companies.