Sims Investment Management LLC Buys Shares of 1,135 Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Sims Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm bought 1,135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $273,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VB. Life Planning Partners Inc grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 23,750.1% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,614,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,142,000 after acquiring an additional 2,603,248 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24,676.2% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,593,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $382,971,000 after acquiring an additional 1,587,420 shares in the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24,531.6% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,349,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $324,155,000 after acquiring an additional 1,343,596 shares in the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1,958.6% during the 3rd quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 276,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,680,000 after acquiring an additional 263,435 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,478,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VB opened at $237.59 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $235.01 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $245.19 and a 200 day simple moving average of $242.18. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $209.81 and a 52 week high of $263.35.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.