Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 18.2% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,282 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 506 shares during the quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $789,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Level Four Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.5% during the 4th quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 28,699 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,896,000 after purchasing an additional 1,741 shares during the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.2% during the fourth quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 93,885 shares of the company’s stock worth $22,559,000 after acquiring an additional 7,154 shares during the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 285.7% in the 4th quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 2,700 shares of the company’s stock worth $649,000 after acquiring an additional 2,000 shares during the period. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Frazier Financial Advisors LLC now owns 17,719 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,254,000 after acquiring an additional 337 shares during the period. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 59,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,285,000 after acquiring an additional 1,923 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

VB opened at $221.63 on Monday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $209.81 and a 12 month high of $263.35. The business has a 50-day moving average of $238.60 and a two-hundred day moving average of $242.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $219.85 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.73 and a beta of 1.17.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be paid a $0.9188 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard Small-Cap ETF’s previous dividend of $0.85. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th.

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.