Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC Raises Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 7.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,159 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 492 shares during the period. Waters Parkerson & CO. LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $1,720,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 7,332,914 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,761,953,000 after acquiring an additional 119,060 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 10.6% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 5,672,249 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,362,928,000 after buying an additional 542,548 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,260,755 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,264,054,000 after acquiring an additional 52,024 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.9% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,789,323 shares of the company’s stock valued at $910,498,000 after purchasing an additional 176,938 shares during the period. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 83.6% during the fourth quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,954,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $709,834,000 after purchasing an additional 1,345,357 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 1.1%

NYSEARCA VB opened at $234.74 on Monday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $217.53 and a 200-day moving average price of $236.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $232.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.14 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $190.27 and a 52 week 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.