Congress Wealth Management LLC DE Acquires 1,402 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Congress Wealth Management LLC DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 11.6% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 13,517 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,402 shares during the quarter. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $3,248,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tanglewood Legacy Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 70.8% during the fourth quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 46 shares during the period. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, Hopwood Financial Services Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $32,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.8 %

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

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a $0.9188 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Small-Cap ETF’s previous dividend of $0.85. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th.

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.