Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Shares Bought by Wedbush Securities Inc.

Wedbush Securities Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 22.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,071 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,477 shares during the quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,426,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VB. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,935,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,192,572,000 after buying an additional 400,000 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 119.4% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 678,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,766,000 after buying an additional 369,321 shares in the last quarter. Jupiter Topco LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $85,337,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.9% in the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,940,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $508,379,000 after acquiring an additional 205,703 shares during the period. Finally, Wealthfront Advisers LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.2% in the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,696,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,389,000 after acquiring an additional 128,686 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock traded down $1.45 on Friday, hitting $287.22. The company had a trading volume of 350,318 shares, compared to its average volume of 632,820. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $293.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $292.36. The company has a market cap of $77.69 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.06. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $241.17 and a 52 week high of $309.51.

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.