Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 2.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 177,519 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,810 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 0.6% of Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $45,791,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth about $324,131,000. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 534.1% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,125,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,159,000 after buying an additional 947,832 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 120.8% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,016,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $241,687,000 after buying an additional 556,203 shares during the period. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 84.8% during the third quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC now owns 1,078,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,193,000 after acquiring an additional 494,886 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 13.2% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,194,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $812,317,000 after acquiring an additional 372,519 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB stock opened at $284.39 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $271.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $265.81. The stock has a market capitalization of $76.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.06. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $215.63 and a one year high of $288.80.

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.