Providence Capital Advisors LLC Purchases 492 Shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO)

Providence Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO) by 67.2% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,224 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 492 shares during the quarter. Providence Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF were worth $323,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VO. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 20.5% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 17,440,379 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,606,527,000 after purchasing an additional 2,965,961 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $1,601,053,000. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 5.1% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,035,228 shares of the company’s stock valued at $801,695,000 after buying an additional 146,261 shares during the period. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 2,306,779 shares of the company’s stock valued at $609,290,000 after buying an additional 203,167 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 2,180,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,067,000 after acquiring an additional 236,111 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of VO stock opened at $260.93 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $269.48 and a 200-day moving average price of $269.08. Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $234.18 and a 1 year high of $285.60. The company has a market cap of $258.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.44 and a beta of 1.11.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $1.1671 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF’s previous dividend of $0.93.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF is an exchange-traded fund. Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index representing medium-size United States firms. The portfolio holds all stocks in the same capitalization weighting as the index. The Vanguard Group, Inc, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.