Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Sees Large Volume Increase – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 850,350 shares traded hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 25% from the previous session’s volume of 678,646 shares.The stock last traded at $256.08 and had previously closed at $254.67.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $246.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $232.60. The company has a market cap of $63.57 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Stonegate Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 1,124 shares of the company’s stock worth $267,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,259,000 after buying an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Bensler LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bensler LLC now owns 1,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 10,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,289,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Finally, NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,019,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter.

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.