Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. lessened its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 1.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,786,511 shares of the company’s stock after selling 32,606 shares during the quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $423,778,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VB. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,998,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,089,782,000 after purchasing an additional 313,316 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,894,000 after acquiring an additional 87,311 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,335,000 after purchasing an additional 176,660 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,036,000 after purchasing an additional 10,410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,097,000 after purchasing an additional 20,175 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB stock opened at $253.78 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $240.38 and its 200 day moving average price is $229.27. The firm has a market cap of $62.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $191.49 and a 1 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.