Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. Acquires 9,086 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 16.9% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 62,825 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,086 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF comprises 5.1% of Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $12,055,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 90.1% during the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,783 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,000 after buying an additional 845 shares in the last quarter. Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $43,511,000. Southland Equity Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 10.3% during the first quarter. Southland Equity Partners LLC now owns 1,319 shares of the company’s stock valued at $253,000 after purchasing an additional 123 shares during the period. Abacus Planning Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 2.9% during the first quarter. Abacus Planning Group Inc. now owns 200,772 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,524,000 after purchasing an additional 5,744 shares during the period. Finally, High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $302,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of VBR traded up $1.49 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $184.60. 288,852 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 501,567. The firm has a market cap of $27.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.42 and a beta of 1.09. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $184.62 and a 200 day simple moving average of $182.13. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 12-month low of $148.75 and a 12-month high of $192.44.

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.