Royal Bank of Canada Purchases 160,357 Shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV)

Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in shares of Vanguard Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VTV) by 3.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 5,255,359 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 160,357 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada owned 0.74% of Vanguard Value ETF worth $889,732,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VTV. Highland Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Value ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Highland Financial Advisors LLC now owns 2,763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $468,000 after acquiring an additional 57 shares during the period. Opes Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 4.8% during the 4th quarter. Opes Wealth Management LLC now owns 1,266 shares of the company’s stock worth $214,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. DDD Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. DDD Partners LLC now owns 3,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $591,000 after acquiring an additional 58 shares in the last quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 2.2% during the 4th quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC now owns 2,730 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WASHINGTON TRUST Co boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Value ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. WASHINGTON TRUST Co now owns 6,352 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,075,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Value ETF Stock Up 1.2%

VTV stock opened at $171.44 on Friday. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $166.93 and its 200-day simple moving average is $172.38. Vanguard Value ETF has a 52-week low of $150.43 and a 52-week high of $182.38. The firm has a market cap of $272.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.83 and a beta of 0.83.

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.