Finward Bancorp Makes New $297,000 Investment in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Finward Bancorp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor purchased 1,238 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $297,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,332,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,761,953,000 after purchasing an additional 119,060 shares in the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,672,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,362,928,000 after buying an additional 542,548 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,260,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,264,054,000 after acquiring an additional 52,024 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,789,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $910,498,000 after acquiring an additional 176,938 shares during the period. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 23,750.1% during the fourth 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $207.77 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $206.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.76 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $190.27 and a twelve month high of $263.35. The company’s fifty day moving average is $226.90 and its 200 day moving average is $239.53.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were 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 was Thursday, March 27th.

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.