Bank of Montreal Can Acquires 68,977 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Bank of Montreal Can grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 10.4% during the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 734,875 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 68,977 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can owned about 0.27% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $186,864,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VB. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,253,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,747,476,000 after buying an additional 165,916 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26.9% in the second 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 last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.7% in the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,388,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $566,017,000 after acquiring an additional 129,418 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.0% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,342,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $554,795,000 after acquiring an additional 173,325 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.0% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,213,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $524,589,000 after acquiring an additional 63,999 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VB opened at $266.65 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $71.37 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $190.27 and a 52 week high of $281.90. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $273.01 and a 200 day moving average price of $261.83.

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.