Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. Sells 26,589 Shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 23.7% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 85,449 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,589 shares during the period. Vanguard Value ETF accounts for 5.0% of Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $14,467,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Highland Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 2.1% during the fourth quarter. Highland Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $468,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Opes Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 4.8% during the fourth quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. DDD Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. DDD Partners LLC now owns 3,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $591,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. WASHINGTON TRUST Co raised its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 1.0% during the fourth quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 6,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,075,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Leonard Rickey Investment Advisors P.L.L.C. now owns 10,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,787,000 after purchasing an additional 62 shares during the period.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VTV opened at $168.57 on Friday. Vanguard Value ETF has a twelve month low of $154.12 and a twelve month high of $182.38. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $174.79 and its 200-day moving average is $174.51. The firm has a market capitalization of $262.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.87 and a beta of 0.90.

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.