Headlands Technologies LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Headlands Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 225.3% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 527 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 365 shares during the period. Headlands Technologies LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $127,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Life Planning Partners Inc raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 23,750.1% during the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,614,209 shares of the company’s stock valued at $628,142,000 after purchasing an additional 2,603,248 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $529,562,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24,676.2% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,593,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $382,971,000 after buying an additional 1,587,420 shares in the last quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6,309.1% in the fourth quarter. Brooklyn FI LLC now owns 1,522,919 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,651,000 after buying an additional 1,499,157 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24,531.6% in the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,349,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,155,000 after buying an additional 1,343,596 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VB opened at $200.81 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $199.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.76 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $196.34 and a one year high of $263.35. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $235.11 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $241.59.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a dividend of $0.9188 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Small-Cap ETF’s previous dividend of $0.85. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

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.