Principal Financial Group Inc. Purchases New Position in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Principal Financial Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 3,218 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $545,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VTV. Catalina Capital Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Catalina Capital Group LLC now owns 1,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,000 after buying an additional 69 shares during the last quarter. 1834 Investment Advisors Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $250,000. Wealth Architects LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Wealth Architects LLC now owns 156,254 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,277,000 after acquiring an additional 1,361 shares during the last quarter. Emerald Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF by 3.6% during the third quarter. Emerald Advisors LLC now owns 63,472 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,287,000 after acquiring an additional 2,209 shares during the period. Finally, Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Value ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Ironsides Asset Advisors LLC now owns 24,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,331,000 after purchasing an additional 285 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTV opened at $172.91 on Friday. Vanguard Value ETF has a 1 year low of $154.12 and a 1 year high of $182.38. The company has a market capitalization of $269.74 billion, a PE ratio of 19.87 and a beta of 0.90. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $174.64 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $174.44.

About Vanguard Value ETF

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.