Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) Shares Bought by Valley National Advisers Inc.

Valley National Advisers Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 11.0% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 83,395 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,294 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Value ETF comprises about 2.1% of Valley National Advisers Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 9th largest holding. Valley National Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $13,581,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 45.6% during the 3rd quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 165,152 shares of the company’s stock valued at $22,779,000 after buying an additional 51,692 shares during the last quarter. Trexquant Investment LP bought a new position in Vanguard Value ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $1,704,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd grew its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF by 32,647.7% during the 3rd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 86,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,925,000 after acquiring an additional 86,190 shares in the last quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Gotham Asset Management LLC now owns 27,687 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,819,000 after purchasing an additional 424 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 1.4% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 8,423,766 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,161,270,000 after purchasing an additional 119,948 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VTV traded up $0.12 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $160.47. The stock had a trading volume of 1,078,500 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,159,670. The company has a market capitalization of $114.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.44 and a beta of 0.70. Vanguard Value ETF has a 1-year low of $131.42 and a 1-year high of $163.81. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $160.43 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $156.48.

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.