Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) saw an uptick in trading volume on Wednesday . 850,350 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 25% from the previous session’s volume of 678,646 shares.The stock last traded at $256.08 and had previously closed at $254.67.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.6 %

The company has a market capitalization of $62.63 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $247.38 and a 200 day simple moving average of $232.91.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Brass Tax Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.5% in the third quarter. Brass Tax Wealth Management Inc. now owns 69,764 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,549,000 after buying an additional 2,373 shares during the last quarter. 1ST Source Bank raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.6% during the third quarter. 1ST Source Bank now owns 4,114 shares of the company’s stock worth $976,000 after acquiring an additional 220 shares during the last quarter. Logan Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Logan Capital Management Inc. now owns 32,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,768,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Capasso Planning Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 21.3% in the third quarter. Capasso Planning Partners LLC now owns 7,290 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,729,000 after purchasing an additional 1,280 shares during the period. Finally, American Trust raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter. American Trust now owns 254,801 shares of the company’s stock worth $60,441,000 after buying an additional 6,591 shares during the period.

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.