Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC Buys 376 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 42.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,259 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 376 shares during the quarter. Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $303,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 55.2% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 9,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,399,000 after buying an additional 3,552 shares in the last quarter. Allworth Financial LP raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 21.3% in the fourth quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 44,598 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,206,000 after purchasing an additional 7,827 shares in the last quarter. Principal Securities Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 7.4% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 46,384 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,145,000 after purchasing an additional 3,211 shares in the last quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.8% in the fourth quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 4,778 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,148,000 after purchasing an additional 264 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Montag A & Associates Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 28.3% in the fourth quarter. Montag A & Associates Inc. now owns 128,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,799,000 after purchasing an additional 28,273 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of VB opened at $247.95 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $246.87 and its 200 day simple moving average is $240.90. The company has a market capitalization of $61.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $209.81 and a 1-year 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.