Vanguard Extended Market ETF $VXF Shares Purchased by Investment Planning Advisors Inc.

Investment Planning Advisors Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) by 11.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 119,471 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,591 shares during the period. Vanguard Extended Market ETF accounts for approximately 6.8% of Investment Planning Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th biggest holding. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. owned approximately 0.10% of Vanguard Extended Market ETF worth $24,587,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VXF. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $794,000 after buying an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 45.8% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 7,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,217,000 after acquiring an additional 2,218 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 10.3% in the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 871 shares of the company’s stock valued at $168,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 26.9% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 1,222 shares of the company’s stock valued at $236,000 after acquiring an additional 259 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd acquired a new stake in Vanguard Extended Market ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $98,000.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Price Performance

VXF opened at $244.18 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $30.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.00 and a beta of 1.13. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $232.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $220.38. Vanguard Extended Market ETF has a 1-year low of $191.17 and a 1-year high of $244.29.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Profile

Vanguard Extended Market ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Extended Market Stock Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor’s Completion Index (the Index), a diversified index of stocks of small and medium-sized United States companies. The Index contains all of the United States common stocks regularly traded on the New York and American Stock Exchanges, and the Nasdaq over-the-counter market, except those stocks included in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index.