Busey Bank Trims Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Busey Bank lessened its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 3.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,432 shares of the company’s stock after selling 51 shares during the period. Busey Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $344,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

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

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 1.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VB opened at $252.06 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $205.93 and a 52-week high of $263.35. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $249.43 and its 200-day simple moving average is $239.29. The firm has a market cap of $62.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF 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.