Partners in Financial Planning Acquires Shares of 294,554 Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Partners in Financial Planning acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 294,554 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $49,868,000. Vanguard Value ETF comprises 10.2% of Partners in Financial Planning’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VTV. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $1,288,912,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF by 15,337.4% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 2,549,182 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,577,000 after acquiring an additional 2,532,669 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 53,858,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,118,174,000 after purchasing an additional 1,672,314 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $239,161,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 3,438.5% in the 3rd quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 1,133,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $194,867,000 after purchasing an additional 1,101,707 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VTV opened at $170.83 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $271.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.23 and a beta of 0.88. Vanguard Value ETF has a one year low of $154.12 and a one year high of $182.38. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $175.29 and a 200 day simple moving average of $174.77.

Vanguard Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a $1.013 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th.

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.