Sharp Financial Services LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Sharp Financial Services LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 885 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $213,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,894,000 after buying an additional 87,311 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,942,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,885,000 after purchasing an additional 69,830 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position 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. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,097,000 after purchasing an additional 20,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,063,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,246,000 after purchasing an additional 25,886 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VB stock opened at $251.26 on Thursday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $205.93 and a one year high of $263.35. The company’s 50-day moving average is $249.22 and its 200 day moving average is $238.14. The company has a market capitalization of $62.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.