O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC lessened its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 2.4% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 12,958 shares of the company’s stock after selling 315 shares during the quarter. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $2,568,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VBR. Sunbelt Securities Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Eastern Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Fairway Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. FPC Investment Advisory Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $37,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Stock Performance

VBR stock opened at $177.00 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $94.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.20 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $195.86 and its 200 day moving average is $201.12. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 52 week low of $176.25 and a 52 week high of $219.01.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were paid a dividend of $1.2422 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF’s previous dividend of $1.02. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Company Profile

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.