Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Hits New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VBGet Free Report) hit a new 52-week high on Friday . The company traded as high as $257.75 and last traded at $257.69, with a volume of 345982 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $253.78.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $63.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $240.38 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $229.27.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VB. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 75.7% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,000 after buying an additional 206 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.8% in the first quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 11,655 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,664,000 after buying an additional 634 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the first quarter valued at $62,000. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.1% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 460,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $105,347,000 after purchasing an additional 22,353 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Pitcairn Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the first quarter valued at $287,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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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.

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