Gouws Capital LLC Trims Stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG)

Gouws Capital LLC cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 7.7% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 15,558 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,300 shares during the period. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF comprises about 2.1% of Gouws Capital LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th biggest position. Gouws Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $3,047,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VIG. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $245,000. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.6% in the third quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 5,006 shares of the company’s stock worth $991,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Alterna Wealth Management Inc. now owns 3,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $681,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the period. Madden Advisory Services Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter. Madden Advisory Services Inc. now owns 20,476 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,056,000 after buying an additional 864 shares in the last quarter. Finally, United Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $322,000.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VIG stock opened at $198.15 on Wednesday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $200.21 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $198.90. The firm has a market capitalization of $87.81 billion, a PE ratio of 25.31 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a 52-week low of $173.17 and a 52-week high of $205.24.

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.