Echo45 Advisors LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

Echo45 Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 4.4% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 14,683 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 616 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF comprises about 1.9% of Echo45 Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Echo45 Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $2,948,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VBR. Webster Bank N. A. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 153.5% in the second quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after purchasing an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Motco purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the first quarter worth $36,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the third quarter valued at $42,000. Palisade Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the first quarter valued at about $44,000. Finally, Family Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $46,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VBR traded up $1.56 during trading on Wednesday, reaching $202.45. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 75,247 shares, compared to its average volume of 469,315. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.58 billion, a PE ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 1.09. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 12 month low of $150.30 and a 12 month high of $205.42. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $198.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $190.37.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of smaller United States companies.