PFG Advisors Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

PFG Advisors raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 335.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 46,067 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 35,492 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $10,928,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.7% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,998,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,089,782,000 after buying an additional 313,316 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,525,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $768,607,000 after acquiring an additional 131,521 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,335,000 after acquiring an additional 176,660 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,036,000 after acquiring an additional 10,410 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% during the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,042,000 after acquiring an additional 322,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $240.04 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $59.45 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $230.68 and its 200 day moving average is $224.42. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $174.84 and a one year high of $242.57.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP US Small Cap index. The fund tracks the CRSP US Small Cap Index. The market-cap-weighted index includes the bottom 2-15% of the investable universe. VB was launched on Jan 26, 2004 and is managed by Vanguard.