Hopwood Financial Services Inc. Buys Shares of 135 Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 135 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Syntax Research Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 31.0% in the third quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. now owns 7,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,883,000 after purchasing an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Verum Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 12,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,092,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Financial Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,792 shares of the company’s stock valued at $431,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

VB stock opened at $221.94 on Thursday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $209.81 and a 12 month high of $263.35. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $242.71 and its 200-day simple moving average is $242.28. The firm has a market capitalization of $219.53 billion, a PE ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF 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.