Optimum Investment Advisors Buys 400 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Optimum Investment Advisors raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 11.5% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 3,865 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 400 shares during the period. Optimum Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $929,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Syntax Research Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 31.0% in the 3rd quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. now owns 7,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,883,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Verum Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the 4th quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 12,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,092,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VB opened at $225.34 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $223.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.73 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $209.81 and a 1 year high of $263.35. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $240.34 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $241.93.

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.