BLB&B Advisors LLC Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

BLB&B Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 17.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 107,370 shares of the company’s stock after selling 23,223 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises approximately 1.2% of BLB&B Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 21st largest holding. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $27,302,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VB. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter worth $224,221,000. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 120.8% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,016,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $241,687,000 after buying an additional 556,203 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26.9% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,551,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $604,645,000 after acquiring an additional 540,546 shares during the period. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 84.8% in the 3rd quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC now owns 1,078,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,193,000 after acquiring an additional 494,886 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,176,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,226,580,000 after acquiring an additional 215,390 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $274.66 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $262.25 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $254.84. The company has a market cap of $73.51 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $190.27 and a fifty-two week high of $279.85.

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.