Lincoln National Corp Acquires 8,822 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Lincoln National Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 3.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 293,140 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,822 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF makes up about 2.3% of Lincoln National Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Lincoln National Corp owned 0.11% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $88,857,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 29,071.8% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 72,645,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,739,021,000 after buying an additional 72,396,915 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,422.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,331,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,922,918,000 after buying an additional 10,882,179 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,864,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,028,659,000 after acquiring an additional 84,999 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,916,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,010,157,000 after acquiring an additional 65,686 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Align Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $717,282,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $303.63 on Wednesday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $241.17 and a 52-week high of $309.51. The company has a market cap of $81.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $299.02 and its 200 day simple moving average is $284.77.

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.