NFP Retirement Inc. Acquires 57,514 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

NFP Retirement Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 626.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 66,690 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 57,514 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF makes up approximately 1.0% of NFP Retirement Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest position. NFP Retirement Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $15,804,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Valmark Advisers Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 32,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,736,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares in the last quarter. First Interstate Bank raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 10.0% in the 2nd quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 2,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the last quarter. Gladwyn Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $136,000. Cove Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 66.8% during the 2nd quarter. Cove Private Wealth LLC now owns 12,162 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,882,000 after acquiring an additional 4,870 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Allworth Financial LP grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 63,445 shares of the company’s stock worth $15,035,000 after acquiring an additional 1,721 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB stock opened at $245.68 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $65.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $254.63 and a 200-day moving average price of $244.51. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $190.27 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.