Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Lowers Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,748,472 shares of the company’s stock after selling 38,039 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned 0.71% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $420,123,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,332,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,761,953,000 after buying an additional 119,060 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in 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 purchasing an additional 87,311 shares during the period. Life Planning Partners Inc raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 23,750.1% in the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,614,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,142,000 after purchasing an additional 2,603,248 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,942,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,885,000 after purchasing an additional 69,830 shares during the period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,097,000 after purchasing an additional 20,175 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB opened at $228.52 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $226.03 billion, a PE ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s fifty day moving average is $244.68 and its 200 day moving average is $242.52. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $209.81 and a 52 week high of $263.35.

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.