Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Purchased by Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.

Meridian Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 15.7% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 4,092 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 555 shares during the period. Meridian Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $971,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VB. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 75.7% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,000 after purchasing an additional 206 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.8% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 11,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,664,000 after buying an additional 634 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter valued at about $62,000. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 10.0% in the 1st quarter. Kingsview Wealth Management LLC now owns 7,016 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,604,000 after purchasing an additional 640 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.1% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 460,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,347,000 after purchasing an additional 22,353 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.1 %

VB opened at $246.41 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $189.06 and a 52 week high of $257.26. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $238.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $228.33. The firm has a market cap of $61.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.