Huntington National Bank Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Huntington National Bank grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 1.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 50,941 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 660 shares during the period. Huntington National Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $12,240,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VB. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,332,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,761,953,000 after purchasing an additional 119,060 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,789,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $910,498,000 after purchasing an additional 176,938 shares in the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 23,750.1% in the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,614,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,142,000 after buying an additional 2,603,248 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $529,562,000. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,901,304 shares of the company’s stock valued at $456,845,000 after buying an additional 29,136 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $226.03 on Thursday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $209.81 and a 1-year high of $263.35. The company has a 50-day moving average of $236.96 and a 200 day moving average of $241.97. The firm has a market cap of $224.21 billion, a PE ratio of 17.76 and a beta of 1.10.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a $0.9188 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard Small-Cap ETF’s previous dividend of $0.85.

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.