Covington Investment Advisors Inc. Acquires 209 Shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO)

Covington Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO) by 2.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,366 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 209 shares during the period. Covington Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF were worth $1,946,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Providence Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 67.2% in the fourth quarter. Providence Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $323,000 after purchasing an additional 492 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 5.2% in the 4th quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 107,123 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,294,000 after buying an additional 5,272 shares in the last quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Howe & Rusling Inc. now owns 29,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,872,000 after buying an additional 841 shares during the last quarter. Moment Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $305,000. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,306,779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $609,290,000 after acquiring an additional 203,167 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.9 %

Shares of VO opened at $260.93 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $258.83 billion, a PE ratio of 21.44 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $234.18 and a 52-week high of $285.60. The business has a fifty day moving average of $269.48 and a 200 day moving average of $269.08.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a $1.1671 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF’s previous dividend of $0.93.

About Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF is an exchange-traded fund. Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index representing medium-size United States firms. The portfolio holds all stocks in the same capitalization weighting as the index. The Vanguard Group, Inc, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.