Polaris Financial Partners Buys New Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Polaris Financial Partners purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 1,932 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $553,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VB. Planning Strategies Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 14.1% in the 3rd quarter. Planning Strategies Inc. now owns 6,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,925,000 after purchasing an additional 837 shares during the period. Private Client Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Private Client Services LLC now owns 34,614 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,847,000 after buying an additional 800 shares during the period. Burkett Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 52.1% during the 3rd quarter. Burkett Financial Services LLC now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 162 shares in the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.4% in the 3rd quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC now owns 1,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,000 after buying an additional 49 shares during the period. Finally, QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 17.2% in the 2nd quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 84,191 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,520,000 after acquiring an additional 12,359 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VB traded up $2.43 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $288.99. 408,668 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 638,953. The company has a market cap of $78.00 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.06. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $241.17 and a one year high of $309.51. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $297.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $289.66.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF 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.