Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. Has $9.81 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 19.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 41,381 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,878 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 2.3% of Praetorian Wealth Management Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position. Praetorian Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $9,806,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 68.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,972,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,102,656,000 after acquiring an additional 2,018,325 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,826,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $848,472,000 after buying an additional 36,930 shares during the period. Wit LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 254,243.2% during the 1st quarter. Wit LLC now owns 2,248,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $498,581,000 after acquiring an additional 2,247,510 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% during the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,169,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $481,031,000 after acquiring an additional 41,742 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 7.8% in the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,010,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $445,920,000 after purchasing an additional 146,007 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.2%

Shares of VB stock opened at $255.34 on Wednesday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $190.27 and a 12 month high of $263.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $68.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.14. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $247.20 and its 200 day moving average is $232.34.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF 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.