Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) Stake Increased by Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 46.8% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 5,626 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,794 shares during the quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $952,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 27.0% in the 4th quarter. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. now owns 187,539 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,750,000 after purchasing an additional 39,890 shares in the last quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Financial Counselors Inc. now owns 37,431 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,337,000 after buying an additional 3,035 shares in the last quarter. SwitchPoint Financial Planning LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $2,627,000. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF by 10.5% during the 4th quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp now owns 35,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,076,000 after buying an additional 3,415 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $346,000.

Vanguard Value ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

VTV stock opened at $174.24 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $175.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $174.69. Vanguard Value ETF has a 12-month low of $154.12 and a 12-month high of $182.38. The firm has a market cap of $277.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.23 and a beta of 0.88.

Vanguard Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $1.013 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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.