Principal Financial Group Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO)

Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VO) by 88.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,712 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,175 shares during the quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF were worth $14,187,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VO. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its stake in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 23,488,000.0% during the 3rd quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 939,524 shares of the company’s stock worth $247,875,000 after buying an additional 939,520 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 26,575.2% during the 4th 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. Natixis Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 1,944,886 shares of the company’s stock worth $513,119,000 after acquiring an additional 183,895 shares during the period. PDS Planning Inc lifted its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 426.0% during the 3rd quarter. PDS Planning Inc now owns 199,411 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,611,000 after acquiring an additional 161,500 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF by 28.2% during the 3rd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 675,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $178,106,000 after acquiring an additional 148,338 shares during the period.

Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VO opened at $269.46 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $271.58 and a two-hundred day moving average of $267.91. Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF has a one year low of $234.18 and a one year high of $285.60. The stock has a market cap of $228.84 billion, a P/E ratio of 22.74 and a beta of 1.10.

About Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF

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.