HighTower Advisors LLC Has $186.12 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

HighTower Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 4.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 774,602 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 33,194 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $186,121,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Syntax Research Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 31.0% in the third quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 169 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Duncker Streett & Co. Inc. now owns 7,835 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,883,000 after acquiring an additional 41 shares during the last quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the third quarter. Westside Investment Management Inc. now owns 9,627 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,259,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Verum Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. Verum Partners LLC now owns 12,870 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,092,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Meridian Financial Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Meridian Financial Partners LLC now owns 1,792 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Shares of VB opened at $221.80 on Wednesday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $209.81 and a 1 year high of $263.35. The stock has a market cap of $219.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $243.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $242.42.

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.