Claro Advisors LLC Raises Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Claro Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 18,605 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,135 shares during the period. Claro Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $4,413,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VB. Fiduciary Alliance LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% in 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 period. Redhawk Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $205,000. LVW Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 31.5% during the 2nd quarter. LVW Advisors LLC now owns 1,153 shares of the company’s stock worth $251,000 after acquiring an additional 276 shares during the last quarter. Spectrum Financial Alliance Ltd LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Spectrum Financial Alliance Ltd LLC now owns 44,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,688,000 after acquiring an additional 232 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 75.7% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $246.31 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $238.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $228.43. The company has a market cap of $61.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $189.06 and a twelve month high of $257.26.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF 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.