Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 8.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 8,360 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 631 shares during the quarter. Hunter Associates Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $1,999,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Syntax Research Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 31.0% during the third quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 1,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $267,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,627 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,259,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Verum Partners LLC raised its stake 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 worth $3,092,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,019,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB opened at $252.06 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $62.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $249.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $239.29. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $205.93 and a fifty-two week high of $263.35.

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.