Wellington Management Group LLP Raises Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 30.7% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 920,153 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 216,168 shares during the quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP owned 0.09% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $221,094,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VB. Verition Fund Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $410,000. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 173.5% during the 3rd quarter. Chevy Chase Trust Holdings LLC now owns 3,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $892,000 after purchasing an additional 2,385 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 86.6% during the third quarter. Hilltop Holdings Inc. now owns 4,427 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,050,000 after purchasing an additional 2,054 shares in the last quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.0% in the third quarter. Janus Henderson Group PLC now owns 357,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,702,000 after buying an additional 13,599 shares during the last quarter. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 83.2% in the third quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 17,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,118,000 after buying an additional 7,887 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VB opened at $226.03 on Thursday. The business has a 50-day moving average of $236.96 and a two-hundred day moving average of $241.97. The company has a market capitalization of $224.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 17.76 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $209.81 and a 1 year high of $263.35.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a dividend of $0.9188 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Small-Cap ETF’s previous dividend of $0.85. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

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.