Essex Savings Bank Buys 250 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Essex Savings Bank boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 3.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,599 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the quarter. Essex Savings Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $1,826,000 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 VB. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 6,584 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,436,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,177,000. Wealth Alliance grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.5% in the second quarter. Wealth Alliance now owns 16,828 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,669,000 after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,335,000 after buying an additional 176,660 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Blair William & Co. IL raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.9% during the second quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 52,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,516,000 after acquiring an additional 2,472 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $245.83 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $60.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $249.66 and its 200 day moving average is $237.03. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $202.66 and a one year high of $263.35.

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.