Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) Shares Bought by Bessemer Group Inc.

Bessemer Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (NYSEARCA:VIG) by 8.1% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 43,209 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,254 shares during the quarter. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF were worth $8,461,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 284.3% during the fourth quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 26,221,100 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,134,878,000 after purchasing an additional 19,397,896 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 21,353.5% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 11,365,874 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,225,779,000 after buying an additional 11,312,895 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 10,520,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,060,209,000 after acquiring an additional 832,983 shares during the period. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 9,709,264 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,901,365,000 after acquiring an additional 301,772 shares during the period. Finally, LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,016,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,178,171,000 after acquiring an additional 207,484 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Trading Up 1.7 %

Shares of Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF stock opened at $184.75 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $82.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.79 and a beta of 0.86. Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF has a twelve month low of $169.32 and a twelve month high of $205.24. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $195.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $198.03.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a $0.9377 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF’s previous dividend of $0.90.

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF 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.