Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. Buys 1,078 Shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT)

Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOT) by 3.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 28,767 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,078 shares during the period. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF comprises about 0.7% of Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest position. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF were worth $7,300,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 203,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,591,000 after acquiring an additional 1,408 shares during the last quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. Signal Advisors Wealth LLC now owns 1,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $276,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Brookstone Capital Management lifted its holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 70.4% during the 4th quarter. Brookstone Capital Management now owns 9,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,309,000 after purchasing an additional 3,759 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 10.7% in the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 1,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. Finally, Mustard Seed Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF by 2.3% in the fourth quarter. Mustard Seed Financial LLC now owns 9,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,296,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Trading Down 1.9 %

Shares of VOT opened at $244.11 on Friday. Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $213.81 and a 12-month high of $277.35. The company has a market cap of $14.87 billion, a PE ratio of 28.89 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $260.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $256.90.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a dividend of $0.4516 per share. This is an increase from Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.39. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of medium-size United States companies.