Bank of Montreal Can Acquires 788 Shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF)

Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) by 12.1% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 7,285 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 788 shares during the quarter. Bank of Montreal Can’s holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF were worth $1,384,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 20.0% in the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 761,649 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,693,000 after buying an additional 127,056 shares during the last quarter. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $239,000. Ruggaard & Associates LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 8.1% during the 4th quarter. Ruggaard & Associates LLC now owns 1,642 shares of the company’s stock worth $312,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 27.4% during the 4th quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 633 shares of the company’s stock worth $120,000 after purchasing an additional 136 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 31.0% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 560,532 shares of the company’s stock valued at $106,490,000 after buying an additional 132,735 shares during the period.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

NYSEARCA VXF opened at $161.89 on Friday. Vanguard Extended Market ETF has a 12 month low of $146.68 and a 12 month high of $207.77. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $177.19 and its 200-day moving average price is $188.21. The stock has a market cap of $95.25 billion, a PE ratio of 17.73 and a beta of 1.19.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were given a dividend of $0.6125 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Extended Market ETF’s previous dividend of $0.55.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Profile

Vanguard Extended Market ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Extended Market Stock Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s Completion Index (the Index), a diversified index of stocks of small and medium-sized United States companies.