Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Hits New 1-Year High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The stock traded as high as $296.35 and last traded at $294.58, with a volume of 51404 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $294.32.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $283.60 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $273.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 36.5% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,878,000 after acquiring an additional 3,200 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,148,000 after purchasing an additional 920 shares during the period. Aspire Growth Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% during the 2nd quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC now owns 2,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $555,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.5% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,181,000 after purchasing an additional 389 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $252,000.

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.