Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Sold by Principal Financial Group Inc.

Principal Financial Group Inc. cut its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 10.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,243 shares of the company’s stock after selling 273 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $497,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 36.5% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,878,000 after purchasing an additional 3,200 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.5% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,148,000 after purchasing an additional 920 shares during the last quarter. Millstone Evans Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $124,000. Plancorp LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 17.5% during the 4th quarter. Plancorp LLC now owns 2,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,000 after buying an additional 390 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sei Investments Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.0% during the 4th quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 12,393 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,978,000 after buying an additional 705 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.2%

VB stock opened at $243.27 on Monday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $190.27 and a 52 week high of $263.35. The company has a market capitalization of $64.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.14. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $234.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $231.60.

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.