Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) to Issue Quarterly Dividend of $0.93 on December 24th

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd will be given a dividend of 0.9268 per share on Wednesday, December 24th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 22nd. This is a 15.1% increase from Vanguard Small-Cap ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA VB traded up $2.52 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $262.24. 581,694 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 878,033. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $255.51 and its 200 day moving average price is $248.96. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $190.27 and a 12 month high of $266.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10.

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.