Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Buys 9,945 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF (NYSEARCA:VBR) by 20.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 59,237 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,945 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF were worth $11,894,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VBR. Essex Financial Services Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 6,841.9% in the 2nd quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc. now owns 1,220,868 shares of the company’s stock valued at $222,833,000 after purchasing an additional 1,203,281 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 324.7% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 602,463 shares of the company’s stock valued at $115,601,000 after buying an additional 460,617 shares in the last quarter. Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF in the second quarter valued at about $57,073,000. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 13,046.3% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 247,807 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,230,000 after buying an additional 245,922 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Symmetry Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF by 80.2% during the 2nd quarter. Symmetry Partners LLC now owns 495,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $90,517,000 after acquiring an additional 220,661 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF Trading Up 1.7 %

VBR opened at $211.20 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF has a 1-year low of $162.45 and a 1-year high of $214.96. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $202.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $193.18. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.90 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.