Merit Financial Group LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF $VBR

Merit Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 419.5% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 169,586 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 136,943 shares during the quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $33,071,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. ORG Partners LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 3,180.0% in the first quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 164 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 159 shares in the last quarter. Wayfinding Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the 1st quarter worth $35,000. Clearstead Trust LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 388.2% during the 1st quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 249 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,000 after purchasing an additional 198 shares during the last quarter. Financial Gravity Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the first quarter valued at $48,000. Finally, Retirement Wealth Solutions LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the second quarter valued at $49,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Price Performance

Shares of VBR opened at $211.15 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $31.78 billion, a PE ratio of 14.99 and a beta of 1.15. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 1-year low of $160.23 and a 1-year high of $219.01. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $206.17 and a 200 day moving average price of $194.50.

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.