Safeguard Financial LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

Safeguard Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 34.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 83,656 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,496 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF makes up 5.7% of Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $15,055,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VBR. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 10.7% in the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 63,733 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,214,000 after purchasing an additional 6,138 shares during the period. Synovus Financial Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 3.3% in the first quarter. Synovus Financial Corp now owns 8,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,495,000 after purchasing an additional 273 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 16.7% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 38,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,763,000 after purchasing an additional 5,495 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 22.2% in the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 5,898 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,038,000 after purchasing an additional 1,070 shares during the period. Finally, Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 12.4% in the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 104,944 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,464,000 after buying an additional 11,547 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VBR traded down $1.16 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $178.68. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 545,176 shares, compared to its average volume of 579,968. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $183.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $173.04. The company has a market capitalization of $26.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.50 and a beta of 1.09. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a twelve month low of $148.75 and a twelve month high of $192.44.

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.