Brandes Investment Partners LP Acquires 50,368 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

Brandes Investment Partners LP grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 573.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 59,150 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 50,368 shares during the quarter. Brandes Investment Partners LP’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $11,722,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the third quarter worth about $26,000. FSA Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the third quarter worth about $28,000. Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $32,000. Finally, Fairway Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $33,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VBR opened at $187.23 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $199.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $201.68. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 52 week low of $177.15 and a 52 week high of $219.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $100.18 billion, a PE ratio of 15.39 and a beta of 1.16.

About Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of smaller United States companies.