BLB&B Advisors LLC Has $26.69 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

BLB&B Advisors LLC decreased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 18.9% in the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 112,498 shares of the company’s stock after selling 26,240 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises 1.4% of BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th largest holding. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $26,686,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VB. Fiduciary Alliance LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. Fiduciary Alliance LLC now owns 3,611 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.3% during the first quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,271,000 after buying an additional 410 shares during the last quarter. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at about $205,000. Choate Investment Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 107.8% in the first quarter. Choate Investment Advisors now owns 9,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,256,000 after buying an additional 5,121 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Scott Capital Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.9% during the 1st quarter. Scott Capital Advisors LLC now owns 134,788 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,366,000 after acquiring an additional 2,449 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VB stock opened at $238.12 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $232.86 and its 200 day simple moving average is $225.02. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $174.84 and a twelve month high of $242.93. The company has a market capitalization of $58.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

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.