Meramec Financial Planners LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Meramec Financial Planners LLC lessened its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 10.6% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 17,555 shares of the company’s stock after selling 2,092 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises 2.0% of Meramec Financial Planners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 16th largest position. Meramec Financial Planners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,024,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Field & Main Bank raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.9% in the fourth quarter. Field & Main Bank now owns 36,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,372,000 after buying an additional 2,333 shares during the last quarter. BIP Wealth LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 7.4% during the fourth quarter. BIP Wealth LLC now owns 29,729 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,669,000 after acquiring an additional 2,051 shares during the last quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 12.9% during the 4th quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 57,382 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,661,000 after acquiring an additional 6,569 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.7% in the 4th quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. now owns 79,687 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,555,000 after acquiring an additional 4,995 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.2% in the 3rd 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 during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

VB opened at $300.34 on Friday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $291.18 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $277.40. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $234.49 and a 1-year high of $304.70. The firm has a market capitalization of $80.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04.

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.