Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Announces Quarterly Dividend of $0.93

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 22nd will be given a dividend of 0.9268 per share on Wednesday, December 24th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 22nd. This is a 15.1% increase from Vanguard Small-Cap ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.81.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB stock traded up $2.52 during trading on Friday, reaching $262.24. 581,694 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 878,033. The company has a market capitalization of $70.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $190.27 and a 12 month high of $266.92. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $255.51 and a 200 day simple moving average of $248.96.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

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.