Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Reaches New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)’s stock price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $257.75 and last traded at $257.69, with a volume of 345982 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $253.78.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 1.6 %

The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $240.92 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $229.58. The company has a market capitalization of $63.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Triad Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at about $27,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Kozak & Associates Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $34,000. Turtle Creek Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Finally, Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $37,000.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP US Small Cap index. The fund tracks the CRSP US Small Cap Index. The market-cap-weighted index includes the bottom 2-15% of the investable universe. VB was launched on Jan 26, 2004 and is managed by Vanguard.