Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume

Shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VXF) saw unusually-strong trading volume on Thursday . Approximately 993,567 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 182% from the previous session’s volume of 352,760 shares.The stock last traded at $166.45 and had previously closed at $164.58.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $17.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.96 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $169.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $159.46.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Extended Market ETF

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VXF. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,411,105 shares of the company’s stock worth $560,854,000 after purchasing an additional 141,224 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,159,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $452,822,000 after acquiring an additional 115,989 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 514.5% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 1,964,917 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,072,000 after buying an additional 1,645,134 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 1,675,656 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,172,000 after buying an additional 27,994 shares during the period. Finally, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Extended Market ETF by 6.9% in the 4th quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 1,373,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $225,823,000 after purchasing an additional 88,083 shares during the period.

About Vanguard Extended Market ETF

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.