Financial Counselors Inc. Purchases 7,670 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Financial Counselors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 26.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 36,313 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,670 shares during the quarter. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $8,725,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VB. SwitchPoint Financial Planning LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $1,203,000. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 149.2% in the fourth quarter. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp now owns 4,555 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,094,000 after acquiring an additional 2,727 shares during the last quarter. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $66,000. Florida Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 67.7% in the fourth quarter. Florida Financial Advisors LLC now owns 4,212 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,012,000 after acquiring an additional 1,701 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Bay Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $217,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

VB stock opened at $228.44 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $226.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.73 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $239.57 and a 200 day simple moving average of $242.03. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $209.81 and a 1 year high of $263.35.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 boost from Vanguard Small-Cap ETF’s previous dividend of $0.85. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.