Garde Capital Inc. Grows Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Garde Capital Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 1.2% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 169,950 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,972 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for about 2.6% of Garde Capital Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 9th biggest position. Garde Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $43,839,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 36.5% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,878,000 after acquiring an additional 3,200 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,148,000 after acquiring an additional 920 shares during the period. Aspire Growth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% in the second quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC now owns 2,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $555,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,181,000 after acquiring an additional 389 shares during the period. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $252,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $294.01 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $277.35 and its 200 day moving average is $270.06. The firm has a market cap of $79.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $224.66 and a one year high of $294.75.

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.