Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC Reduces Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 4.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,149 shares of the company’s stock after selling 133 shares during the period. Birchcreek Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $747,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 27,056.7% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,623,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $354,032,000 after buying an additional 1,617,722 shares during the last quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 354.2% during the third quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 674,793 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,068,000 after buying an additional 526,226 shares in the last quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $77,968,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 255.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 482,068 shares of the company’s stock worth $110,196,000 after acquiring an additional 346,493 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% during the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $372,042,000 after acquiring an additional 322,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VB traded down $0.71 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $248.42. 97,325 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 673,088. The company has a market capitalization of $61.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $189.06 and a 12 month high of $257.26. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $237.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $227.98.

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.