AA Financial Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

AA Financial Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 30.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 97,441 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 22,993 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises approximately 6.7% of AA Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. AA Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $23,114,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its stake in 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 valued at $1,089,782,000 after buying an additional 313,316 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,525,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $768,607,000 after acquiring an additional 131,521 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,335,000 after acquiring an additional 176,660 shares during the period. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 10,410 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% during the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $372,042,000 after purchasing an additional 322,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $242.38 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $232.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $224.79. The company has a market cap of $60.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $174.84 and a one year high of $242.93.

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.