Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) Shares Bought by Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc.

Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 37.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,556 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 965 shares during the period. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $714,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Essex Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 6,841.9% in the 2nd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,220,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $222,833,000 after purchasing an additional 1,203,281 shares in the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 324.7% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 602,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,601,000 after buying an additional 460,617 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $57,073,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 13,046.3% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 247,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,230,000 after buying an additional 245,922 shares during the period. Finally, Symmetry Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 80.2% during the 2nd quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC now owns 495,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,517,000 after buying an additional 220,661 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VBR opened at $214.02 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $202.81 and a 200 day moving average of $193.60. The firm has a market cap of $32.33 billion, a PE ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 1.09. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a one year low of $162.48 and a one year high of $214.96.

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.