Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Bought by Rakuten Securities Inc.

Rakuten Securities Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 25,633.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 772 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 769 shares during the period. Rakuten Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $185,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VB. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,332,914 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,761,953,000 after purchasing an additional 119,060 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,894,000 after acquiring an additional 87,311 shares in the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 23,750.1% in the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,614,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,142,000 after acquiring an additional 2,603,248 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $529,562,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,942,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,885,000 after acquiring an additional 69,830 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of VB stock opened at $221.80 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $243.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $242.42. The firm has a market capitalization of $219.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $209.81 and a 12 month 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.