MCF Advisors LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

MCF Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 14.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 930 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 114 shares during the period. MCF Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $223,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VB. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,894,000 after buying an additional 87,311 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,942,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,885,000 after acquiring an additional 69,830 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,036,000 after acquiring an additional 10,410 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,097,000 after purchasing an additional 20,175 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,063,389 shares of the company’s stock worth $252,246,000 after purchasing an additional 25,886 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of VB opened at $251.26 on Thursday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $205.93 and a 1-year high of $263.35. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $249.22 and its 200-day moving average price is $238.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.