Teacher Retirement System of Texas Makes New $71.93 Million Investment in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Teacher Retirement System of Texas bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 299,349 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $71,928,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Tanglewood Legacy Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 70.8% during the 4th quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Finally, Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VB opened at $227.76 on Thursday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $209.81 and a fifty-two week high of $263.35. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $240.91 and its two-hundred day moving average is $241.99. The firm has a market cap of $225.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.73 and a beta of 1.17.

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.