Essential Planning LLC. Makes New Investment in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Essential Planning LLC. acquired a new position in Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 12,434 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,182,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VTV. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth $1,288,912,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 15,337.4% in 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 stake 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 acquiring an additional 1,672,314 shares in the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $239,161,000. Finally, Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased 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 worth $194,867,000 after acquiring an additional 1,101,707 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Value ETF stock opened at $169.44 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $174.80 and a 200 day moving average of $174.55. The firm has a market cap of $264.33 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.87 and a beta of 0.90. Vanguard Value ETF has a 1 year low of $154.12 and a 1 year high of $182.38.

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.