Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Acquired by Kovack Advisors Inc.

Kovack Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 14.9% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,890 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 505 shares during the period. Kovack Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $935,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $856,894,000 after acquiring an additional 87,311 shares in the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 23,750.1% during the 4th quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,614,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,142,000 after purchasing an additional 2,603,248 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,942,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,885,000 after buying an additional 69,830 shares in the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,097,000 after acquiring an additional 20,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24,676.2% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,593,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $382,971,000 after purchasing an additional 1,587,420 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.4 %

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $235.23 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $232.67 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.88 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $245.29 and its two-hundred day moving average is $242.04. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $209.81 and a fifty-two week 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.