Advantage Trust Co Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Advantage Trust Co grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 50.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,152 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 386 shares during the period. Advantage Trust Co’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $273,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 27,056.7% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,623,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,032,000 after buying an additional 1,617,722 shares during the period. Grimes & Company Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 354.2% during the 3rd quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 674,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,068,000 after purchasing an additional 526,226 shares during the last quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $77,968,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 255.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 482,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,196,000 after buying an additional 346,493 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% during the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $372,042,000 after buying an additional 322,291 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock traded up $1.90 during trading on Friday, hitting $253.14. 1,026,916 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 668,479. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $180.92 and a 52-week high of $253.57. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $235.89 and its 200 day simple moving average is $227.19. The firm has a market cap of $62.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.