World Investment Advisors Sells 141,423 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

World Investment Advisors lessened its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 89.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,144 shares of the company’s stock after selling 141,423 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $3,398,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VBR. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 31.4% in the fourth quarter. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC now owns 2,351 shares of the company’s stock worth $459,000 after acquiring an additional 562 shares during the period. Martin Worley Group acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $1,139,000. Nottingham Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 41.1% in the fourth quarter. Nottingham Advisors Inc. now owns 2,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $477,000 after acquiring an additional 701 shares in the last quarter. OneAscent Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $365,000. Finally, Huntington National Bank grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 54.7% in the 4th quarter. Huntington National Bank now owns 13,791 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,733,000 after purchasing an additional 4,877 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Trading Down 4.4 %

VBR opened at $169.13 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $90.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $195.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $200.92. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 1-year low of $165.77 and a 1-year high of $219.01.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a $1.2422 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF’s previous dividend of $1.02. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF 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.