Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Shares Acquired by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 41.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 66,846 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,436 shares during the period. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $17,243,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the business. UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,916,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,010,157,000 after purchasing an additional 65,686 shares during the period. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 13.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,194,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $812,317,000 after buying an additional 372,519 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,677,958 shares of the company’s stock worth $680,951,000 after buying an additional 126,497 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.2% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,513,129 shares of the company’s stock worth $639,038,000 after buying an additional 124,673 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,342,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $554,795,000 after buying an additional 173,325 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of VB opened at $286.33 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $272.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $267.36. The company has a market capitalization of $77.38 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $221.85 and a 52-week high of $291.99.

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.