Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. Purchases 45,700 Shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 34.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 178,300 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 45,700 shares during the period. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Value ETF were worth $30,186,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VTV. Fiduciary Trust Co lifted its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 93.7% during the third quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co now owns 9,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,584,000 after purchasing an additional 4,390 shares during the period. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. Icon Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 4,556 shares of the company’s stock valued at $795,000 after buying an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Value ETF in the third quarter valued at $8,520,000. L.M. Kohn & Company raised its stake in Vanguard Value ETF by 5.2% during the third quarter. L.M. Kohn & Company now owns 2,496 shares of the company’s stock worth $436,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Encompass More Asset Management bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF during the third quarter valued at $2,747,000.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Performance

VTV opened at $170.83 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $271.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.23 and a beta of 0.88. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $175.29 and its 200-day simple moving average is $174.73. Vanguard Value ETF has a twelve month low of $154.12 and a twelve month high of $182.38.

Vanguard Value ETF Cuts 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 $1.013 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard Value ETF Company 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.