Safeguard Financial LLC Sells 421 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Safeguard Financial LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 9.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,891 shares of the company’s stock after selling 421 shares during the period. Safeguard Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $830,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. IFG Advisory LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.1% in the 4th quarter. IFG Advisory LLC now owns 1,716 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,000 after purchasing an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.8% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,140 shares of the company’s stock worth $594,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Neuberger Berman Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 5,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,020,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. Nicolet Bankshares Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.7% during the 3rd quarter. Nicolet Bankshares Inc. now owns 2,130 shares of the company’s stock worth $403,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period. Finally, Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 5,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,123,000 after buying an additional 57 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.5 %

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock traded down $1.02 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $212.71. 881,608 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 843,519. The firm has a market capitalization of $52.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 1.18. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $174.84 and a fifty-two week high of $229.54. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $219.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $205.36.

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.