Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc. Has $38.18 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 58.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 153,629 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 56,365 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises 7.9% of Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Mountain Capital Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $38,180,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,332,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,761,953,000 after purchasing an additional 119,060 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 10.6% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,672,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,362,928,000 after buying an additional 542,548 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,260,755 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,264,054,000 after buying an additional 52,024 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,789,323 shares of the company’s stock worth $910,498,000 after acquiring an additional 176,938 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Life Planning Partners Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 23,750.1% in the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,614,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,142,000 after acquiring an additional 2,603,248 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $193.73 on Wednesday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $189.80 and a fifty-two week high of $263.35. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $231.87 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $240.74. The company has a market capitalization of $192.17 billion, a PE ratio of 17.76 and a beta of 1.10.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.