Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Stock: Fifth Third Securities Inc. Boosts Position

Fifth Third Securities Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 69.3% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 45,557 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 18,648 shares during the period. Fifth Third Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $12,961,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,935,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,192,572,000 after acquiring an additional 400,000 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,962,918 shares of the company’s stock worth $514,127,000 after purchasing an additional 19,923 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.9% during the first quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,940,971 shares of the company’s stock worth $508,379,000 after purchasing an additional 205,703 shares during the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.2% during the first quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,696,661 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,389,000 after purchasing an additional 128,686 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.4% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,230,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $322,415,000 after purchasing an additional 62,668 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VB traded up $1.75 on Wednesday, reaching $289.79. 223,968 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 633,507. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $241.17 and a fifty-two week high of $309.51. The firm has a market cap of $78.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.06. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $294.44 and a 200-day moving average price of $292.05.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF 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.