Proficio Capital Partners LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 24,531.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 1,349,073 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,343,596 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $324,155,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 55,724 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,389,000 after acquiring an additional 1,989 shares during the last quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 14.9% during the 4th quarter. Kovack Advisors Inc. now owns 3,890 shares of the company’s stock worth $935,000 after acquiring an additional 505 shares during the last quarter. Apriem Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 38.3% during the 4th quarter. Apriem Advisors now owns 1,525 shares of the company’s stock worth $366,000 after acquiring an additional 422 shares during the last quarter. GenTrust LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 19.2% during the 4th quarter. GenTrust LLC now owns 19,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,717,000 after acquiring an additional 3,156 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cable Hill Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.7% during the 4th quarter. Cable Hill Partners LLC now owns 119,396 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,688,000 after acquiring an additional 3,119 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $238.61 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $245.39 and its 200-day simple moving average is $242.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $236.01 billion, a PE ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $209.81 and a 1-year high of $263.35.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company 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.