HighTower Advisors LLC Sells 7,540 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

HighTower Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 1.0% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 741,408 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,540 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC owned 0.30% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $175,845,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Stonegate Investment Group LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Stonegate Investment Group LLC now owns 1,124 shares of the company’s stock valued at $267,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. Register Financial Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC now owns 780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Bensler LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bensler LLC now owns 1,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Ridgewood Investments LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 10,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,289,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. NorthLanding Financial Partners LLC now owns 4,294 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,019,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $259.96 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $64.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $197.76 and a 52-week high of $263.35. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $243.48 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $230.91.

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.