MML Investors Services LLC Acquires 45,221 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

MML Investors Services LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 11.4% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 440,701 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 45,221 shares during the period. MML Investors Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $113,679,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,864,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,028,659,000 after acquiring an additional 84,999 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,916,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,010,157,000 after acquiring an additional 65,686 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 13.2% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,194,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $812,317,000 after acquiring an additional 372,519 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,747,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $708,842,000 after acquiring an additional 70,024 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.2% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,513,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $639,038,000 after acquiring an additional 124,673 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB opened at $296.38 on Monday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $284.26 and a 200 day moving average of $273.41. The stock has a market cap of $80.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $228.80 and a 12 month high of $298.02.

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.