Chesley Taft & Associates LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 4.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 35,328 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,352 shares during the period. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $8,489,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VB. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ironwood Wealth Management LLC. now owns 6,584 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,436,000 after acquiring an additional 94 shares during the period. Renaissance Technologies LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,177,000. Sei Investments Co. lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 11,722 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,556,000 after purchasing an additional 67 shares in the last quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 28.5% during the second quarter. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans now owns 254,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,569,000 after purchasing an additional 56,599 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 33.6% during the second quarter. 1832 Asset Management L.P. now owns 463,244 shares of the company’s stock worth $101,006,000 after buying an additional 116,499 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of VB stock opened at $248.52 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $249.23 and a two-hundred day moving average of $237.89. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.55 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $203.33 and a 52 week 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.