Gamco Investors INC. ET AL Has $8.73 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Gamco Investors INC. ET AL raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 29.1% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 33,330 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 7,517 shares during the quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $8,730,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 29,071.8% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 72,645,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,739,021,000 after acquiring an additional 72,396,915 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,422.8% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,331,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,922,918,000 after acquiring an additional 10,882,179 shares in the last quarter. Align Financial LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter worth $717,282,000. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26,304.7% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 954,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,221,000 after purchasing an additional 950,916 shares during the period. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 119.4% during the 1st quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 678,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,766,000 after purchasing an additional 369,321 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB stock opened at $295.32 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $294.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $281.26. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $234.49 and a 1 year high of $304.70. The stock has a market cap of $79.50 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04.

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.