Apriem Advisors Purchases 422 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Apriem Advisors raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 38.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,525 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 422 shares during the quarter. Apriem Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $366,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Tanglewood Legacy Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 70.8% in the 4th quarter. Tradewinds Capital Management LLC now owns 111 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares in the last quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Roxbury Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Pin Oak Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $37,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $238.61 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $245.39 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $242.09. The firm has a market capitalization of $236.01 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $209.81 and a fifty-two 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.