Meridian Financial Partners LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Meridian Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 2.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,792 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Meridian Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $431,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Grimes & Company Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 354.2% during the third quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 674,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,068,000 after acquiring an additional 526,226 shares in the last quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $77,968,000. Accredited Investors Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1,958.6% during the third quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 276,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,680,000 after purchasing an additional 263,435 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,335,000 after purchasing an additional 176,660 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter worth about $36,060,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $242.41 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $60.04 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $249.66 and a 200 day moving average of $237.03. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $202.66 and a 12 month high of $263.35.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company 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.