HighTower Advisors LLC Trims Holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV)

HighTower Advisors LLC lowered its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOV) by 13.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 5,767 shares of the company’s stock after selling 901 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF were worth $538,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $23,157,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the fourth quarter worth $162,000. FSA Investment Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth $6,230,000. Van ECK Associates Corp purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $5,638,000. Finally, Independent Advisor Alliance bought a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $4,747,000.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VIOV opened at $83.59 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.45 and a beta of 1.19. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF has a 1 year low of $80.83 and a 1 year high of $102.53. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $90.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.08.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.2807 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (VIOV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Value index. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of small-cap value companies selected from the S&P 600. VIOV was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.