Avantax Advisory Services Inc. Increases Stake in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOO)

Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVOO) by 57.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 5,975 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,179 shares during the period. Avantax Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF were worth $630,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of IVOO. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF during the 4th quarter worth $30,786,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 10,219.8% during the 4th quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 166,149 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,431,000 after buying an additional 164,539 shares during the last quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 125.2% during the 4th quarter. Hantz Financial Services Inc. now owns 271,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,646,000 after buying an additional 150,961 shares during the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF by 57.5% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 139,737 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,760,000 after purchasing an additional 51,039 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $4,030,000.

Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

Shares of IVOO opened at $99.84 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $105.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $106.80. The company has a market capitalization of $2.39 billion, a PE ratio of 17.72 and a beta of 1.14. Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF has a 52-week low of $94.90 and a 52-week high of $115.71.

About Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF

The Vanguard S&P Mid-Cap 400 ETF (IVOO) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Mid Cap 400 index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of mid-cap US companies. IVOO was launched on Sep 9, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.