Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Sold by Kovack Advisors Inc.

Kovack Advisors Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 34.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,201 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,706 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $732,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VB. Pachira Investments Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.5% during the first quarter. Pachira Investments Inc. now owns 2,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,000 after acquiring an additional 92 shares during the period. Leeward Financial Partners LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.7% during the first quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC now owns 30,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,875,000 after acquiring an additional 2,405 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 28.6% during the first quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,546 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,954,000 after acquiring an additional 1,900 shares during the period. Carret Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% during the first quarter. Carret Asset Management LLC now owns 1,695 shares of the company’s stock worth $387,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares during the period. Finally, Integrity Wealth Solutions LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 10.5% during the first quarter. Integrity Wealth Solutions LLC now owns 1,658 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB traded up $0.44 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $217.58. The company had a trading volume of 467,490 shares, compared to its average volume of 701,325. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $174.84 and a 1-year high of $229.54. The firm has a market cap of $53.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $219.82 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $217.12.

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.