Washington Trust Advisors Inc. Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Washington Trust Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 5.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 10,377 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 568 shares during the quarter. Washington Trust Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $2,493,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Moloney Securities Asset Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $247,000. United Advisor Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.9% in the third quarter. United Advisor Group LLC now owns 1,873 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,000 after buying an additional 88 shares during the last quarter. Focused Wealth Management Inc boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Focused Wealth Management Inc now owns 44,091 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,459,000 after buying an additional 1,113 shares during the last quarter. Johnson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.6% in the third quarter. Johnson Financial Group LLC now owns 112,573 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,704,000 after buying an additional 1,753 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Tobias Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $246,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

VB opened at $231.43 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $228.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50 day moving average is $244.43 and its 200 day moving average is $242.44. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $209.81 and a 12-month high of $263.35.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

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.