Ascent Group LLC Cuts Holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO)

Ascent Group LLC cut its position in shares of Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO) by 12.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,854 shares of the company’s stock after selling 258 shares during the quarter. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF were worth $490,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VO. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,601,053,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 20.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 17,440,379 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,606,527,000 after acquiring an additional 2,965,961 shares during the period. Choate Investment Advisors raised its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 7,038.2% in the fourth quarter. Choate Investment Advisors now owns 428,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,125,000 after acquiring an additional 422,294 shares during the period. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 26,575.2% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 293,160 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,432,000 after acquiring an additional 292,061 shares during the period. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 12.1% in the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 2,180,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $576,067,000 after acquiring an additional 236,111 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VO stock opened at $271.02 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $268.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 21.67 and a beta of 1.04. Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $223.65 and a 52 week high of $285.60. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $256.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $266.42.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Profile

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF is an exchange-traded fund. Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Mid Cap 450 Index representing medium-size United States firms. The portfolio holds all stocks in the same capitalization weighting as the index. The Vanguard Group, Inc, through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.