Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) Hits New 1-Year High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) shares reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The company traded as high as $210.66 and last traded at $210.41, with a volume of 7085 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $202.43.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Trading Up 0.4 %

The stock has a market cap of $31.98 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 1.09. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $199.33 and its 200 day moving average price is $191.62.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Planning Capital Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $34,000. Webster Bank N. A. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 153.5% in the second quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 180 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 109 shares during the period. Motco purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 95.7% in the third quarter. MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC now owns 225 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after buying an additional 110 shares during the last quarter.

About Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of smaller United States companies.