CENTRAL TRUST Co Purchases 12,481 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

CENTRAL TRUST Co lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 197,653 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 12,481 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises 1.1% of CENTRAL TRUST Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $50,263,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,253,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,747,476,000 after buying an additional 165,916 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,176,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,226,580,000 after acquiring an additional 215,390 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26.9% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,551,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $604,645,000 after acquiring an additional 540,546 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.7% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,388,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $566,017,000 after acquiring an additional 129,418 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.0% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,342,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $554,795,000 after purchasing an additional 173,325 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB stock opened at $272.94 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $268.22 and a 200-day moving average price of $257.71. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $190.27 and a 52-week high of $281.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10.

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.