Hsbc Holdings PLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

Hsbc Holdings PLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 134.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 3,702 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,120 shares during the period. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $666,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VBR. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 356,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $56,848,000 after buying an additional 2,834 shares in the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 13.1% in the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Partners LTD. now owns 12,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,942,000 after purchasing an additional 1,410 shares during the last quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Stratos Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $578,000 after buying an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 1.0% in the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 9,161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,461,000 after buying an additional 90 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 6.2% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 73,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,668,000 after buying an additional 4,251 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VBR traded up $1.46 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $184.24. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 207,012 shares, compared to its average volume of 552,087. The company’s 50-day moving average is $184.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $175.28. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a fifty-two week low of $148.75 and a fifty-two week high of $192.44. The stock has a market cap of $27.83 billion, a PE ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 1.09.

About Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Value Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of value stocks of smaller United States companies.