Independence Asset Advisors LLC Invests $654,000 in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV)

Independence Asset Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 5,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $654,000. Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF comprises about 3.0% of Independence Asset Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest position.

Other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. National Bank of Canada FI boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 66.0% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 415 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after purchasing an additional 165 shares during the last quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 12.3% during the third quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $200,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF in the third quarter valued at $230,000. Signature Estate & Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF in the third quarter valued at $237,000. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 43.2% in the fourth quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 2,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 781 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Stock Up 4.3 %

Shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF stock opened at $125.92 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $121.51 million, a PE ratio of 22.80 and a beta of 0.60. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $123.39 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $121.78.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.5744 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd. This is a boost from Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF’s previous dividend of $0.42.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility index. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market. VFMV was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.