Certior Financial Group LLC Acquires Shares of 13,438 Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG)

Certior Financial Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 13,438 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,632,000. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF comprises 2.3% of Certior Financial Group LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th largest holding.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 20.1% during the third quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 37,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,456,000 after buying an additional 6,322 shares during the period. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 24,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,881,000 after purchasing an additional 508 shares during the period. Insigneo Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $410,000. National Bank of Canada FI grew its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 154,995 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,698,000 after purchasing an additional 1,756 shares during the period. Finally, Zacks Investment Management increased its position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 47.8% in the third quarter. Zacks Investment Management now owns 4,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $917,000 after buying an additional 1,498 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VIG opened at $177.07 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $78.94 billion, a PE ratio of 23.79 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a one year low of $172.19 and a one year high of $205.24. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $198.53 and its 200-day moving average price is $198.89.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a dividend of $0.9377 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous dividend of $0.90.

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.