LPL Financial LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 87,311 shares during the quarter. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $856,894,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 27,056.7% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,623,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,032,000 after purchasing an additional 1,617,722 shares in the last quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 354.2% in the 3rd quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 674,793 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,068,000 after buying an additional 526,226 shares during the last quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $77,968,000. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 255.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 482,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,196,000 after acquiring an additional 346,493 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% during the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $372,042,000 after acquiring an additional 322,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VB stock opened at $249.78 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.86 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $239.83 and a 200 day moving average price of $229.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $190.99 and a one year high of $257.26.

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.