Bristlecone Advisors LLC Sells 62 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Bristlecone Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 0.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 64,627 shares of the company’s stock after selling 62 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 1.2% of Bristlecone Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 20th largest holding. Bristlecone Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $15,528,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VB. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $856,894,000 after buying an additional 87,311 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,942,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,885,000 after purchasing an additional 69,830 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,036,000 after purchasing an additional 10,410 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,097,000 after purchasing an additional 20,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24,676.2% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,593,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,971,000 after purchasing an additional 1,587,420 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB opened at $247.71 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $248.07 and a 200 day simple moving average of $240.24. The company has a market cap of $61.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $208.65 and a one 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.