Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Acquired by Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 4.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 46,988 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,966 shares during the quarter. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $11,290,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% in 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 purchasing an additional 119,060 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during 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 last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $628,142,000 after purchasing an additional 2,603,248 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $529,562,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $460,885,000 after purchasing an additional 69,830 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 2.5 %

Shares of VB opened at $222.71 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $243.45 and a 200-day simple moving average of $242.50. The company has a market capitalization of $220.29 billion, a PE ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $209.81 and a 52-week high of $263.35.

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.