Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Shares Bought by Sowell Financial Services LLC

Sowell Financial Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 100.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,382 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 7,706 shares during the quarter. Sowell Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $4,376,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of VB. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in 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 purchasing an additional 400,000 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,962,918 shares of the company’s stock valued at $514,127,000 after purchasing an additional 19,923 shares in the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.9% during the 1st quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 1,940,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $508,379,000 after purchasing an additional 205,703 shares in the last quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.2% during the 1st quarter. Wealthfront Advisers LLC now owns 1,696,661 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,389,000 after purchasing an additional 128,686 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers raised its holdings 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 worth $322,415,000 after buying an additional 62,668 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.4%

VB opened at $289.30 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $294.09 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $292.23. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $241.17 and a 1-year high of $309.51. The company has a market cap of $78.25 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.06.

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.