Howard Financial Services LTD. Has $35.98 Million Position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG)

Howard Financial Services LTD. increased its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 181,669 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,493 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF accounts for approximately 5.2% of Howard Financial Services LTD.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Howard Financial Services LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $35,981,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Family Firm Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $25,000. Eagle Bay Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. 1620 Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Providence Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $33,000.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

NYSEARCA VIG opened at $197.53 on Wednesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $192.89 and a 200 day simple moving average of $185.63. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 12-month low of $149.67 and a 12-month high of $198.44. The company has a market cap of $85.40 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.54 and a beta of 0.78.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Company Profile

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.