Raymond James & Associates Boosts Stake in Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF)

Raymond James & Associates lifted its holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) by 7.8% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 205,882 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,845 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates’ holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF were worth $37,468,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Sound Income Strategies LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 371.8% in the first quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 184 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 145 shares in the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF in the second quarter worth about $46,000. American National Bank purchased a new position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF during the second quarter worth about $47,000. Riverview Trust Co purchased a new position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF during the second quarter worth about $51,000. Finally, Albion Financial Group UT purchased a new position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF during the second quarter worth about $58,000.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Price Performance

Shares of VXF stock opened at $184.77 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $179.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $173.13. Vanguard Extended Market ETF has a 12 month low of $131.80 and a 12 month high of $188.12. The company has a market capitalization of $19.84 billion, a PE ratio of 14.96 and a beta of 1.26.

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.