Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Hits New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) shares hit a new 52-week high on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $264.51 and last traded at $263.38, with a volume of 1095757 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $259.21.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.4%

The stock has a market capitalization of $70.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $255.00 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $247.87.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of VB. Wit LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 254,243.2% during the first quarter. Wit LLC now owns 2,248,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $498,581,000 after buying an additional 2,247,510 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 68.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,972,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,102,656,000 after buying an additional 2,018,325 shares during the last quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $312,278,000. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $324,131,000. Finally, Focus Partners Wealth boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 534.1% during the 3rd quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,125,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,159,000 after acquiring an additional 947,832 shares during the last quarter.

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.