Greenwood Gearhart Inc. Makes New $290,000 Investment in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Greenwood Gearhart Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,713 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $290,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $1,288,912,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 15,337.4% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in 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 worth $9,118,174,000 after buying an additional 1,672,314 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF during the 4th quarter worth $239,161,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF by 14.4% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 7,177,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,215,117,000 after buying an additional 901,037 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of VTV opened at $163.25 on Wednesday. Vanguard Value ETF has a one year low of $150.43 and a one year high of $182.38. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $171.45 and its 200 day moving average price is $173.77. The company has a market capitalization of $259.57 billion, a PE ratio of 19.49 and a beta of 0.83.

Vanguard Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a dividend of $1.013 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard Value ETF Profile

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.