Raymond James Financial Inc. Purchases New Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 2,203,939 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $529,562,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. owned about 0.89% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Life Planning Partners Inc boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 23,750.1% during the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,614,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,142,000 after buying an additional 2,603,248 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24,676.2% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,593,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,971,000 after buying an additional 1,587,420 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24,531.6% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,349,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,155,000 after buying an additional 1,343,596 shares during the last quarter. Lincoln National Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $65,351,000. Finally, Accredited Investors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1,958.6% during the 3rd quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 276,885 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,680,000 after purchasing an additional 263,435 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $231.43 on Thursday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $209.81 and a fifty-two week high of $263.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $228.91 billion, a PE ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $244.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $242.44.

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.