Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. Purchases 9,501 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 2.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 334,894 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,501 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF accounts for approximately 7.0% of Retirement Investment Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.22% of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF worth $66,369,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brooklyn FI LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 6,384.8% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 4,400,726 shares of the company’s stock worth $903,582,000 after acquiring an additional 4,332,864 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 3,998,206 shares of the company’s stock valued at $792,365,000 after purchasing an additional 180,662 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 2,400,592 shares of the company’s stock worth $475,749,000 after purchasing an additional 18,066 shares in the last quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 24,002.3% in the third quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,373,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $275,837,000 after purchasing an additional 1,368,129 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 2.1% during the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 1,314,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $260,588,000 after acquiring an additional 27,227 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VBR opened at $185.58 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $197.57 and a 200-day moving average price of $201.38. The firm has a market cap of $99.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.39 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 1 year low of $177.15 and a 1 year high of $219.01.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a dividend of $1.2422 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF’s previous dividend of $1.02.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Company Profile

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.