Russell Investments Group Ltd. Boosts Position in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 23.5% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 590,387 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 112,340 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $99,953,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VTV. Highland Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 2.1% in the 4th quarter. Highland Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Opes Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 4.8% in the fourth quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,266 shares of the company’s stock valued at $214,000 after buying an additional 58 shares during the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. DDD Partners LLC now owns 3,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $591,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares during the period. WASHINGTON TRUST Co boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 6,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,075,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 10,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,787,000 after acquiring an additional 62 shares during the period.

Vanguard Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTV opened at $156.94 on Friday. Vanguard Value ETF has a 1-year low of $154.12 and a 1-year high of $182.38. The stock has a market cap of $249.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.49 and a beta of 0.83. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $174.49 and a 200 day moving average price of $174.63.

Vanguard Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a dividend of $1.013 per share. The ex-dividend date was 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.