Elgethun Capital Management Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

Elgethun Capital Management grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 6.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 17,808 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,015 shares during the period. Elgethun Capital Management’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $3,529,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VBR. Bank of Montreal Can increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 528,591 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,756,000 after purchasing an additional 16,051 shares in the last quarter. Sepio Capital LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Sepio Capital LP now owns 127,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,326,000 after buying an additional 3,156 shares in the last quarter. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $65,000. Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 19.1% during the 4th quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 5,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,155,000 after acquiring an additional 936 shares during the period. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 10.8% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 1,781,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $353,004,000 after purchasing an additional 173,385 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Stock Down 4.4 %

NYSEARCA VBR opened at $169.13 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $195.11 and a 200-day moving average price of $200.96. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 52 week low of $160.65 and a 52 week high of $219.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $90.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 1.05.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a dividend of $1.2422 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF’s previous dividend of $1.02. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th.

About Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

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.