Blue Trust Inc. Has $2.35 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Blue Trust Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 40.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 9,895 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,863 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $2,347,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in shares of 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 valued at $856,894,000 after acquiring an additional 87,311 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% in the third 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 during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,036,000 after buying an additional 10,410 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,097,000 after buying an additional 20,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,063,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,246,000 after buying an additional 25,886 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB opened at $249.32 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $249.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $238.87. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $205.93 and a fifty-two week high of $263.35. The company has a market capitalization of $61.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.