Chesley Taft & Associates LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Chesley Taft & Associates LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 8.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 38,368 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,975 shares during the period. Chesley Taft & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $9,897,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Brighton Jones LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 36.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,978 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,878,000 after acquiring an additional 3,200 shares in the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.5% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% in the second quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC now owns 2,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $555,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.5% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,181,000 after purchasing an additional 389 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 14.4% during the second quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 23,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,643,000 after purchasing an additional 2,994 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 2.1%

VB stock opened at $256.27 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $190.27 and a 52 week high of $281.90. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $271.41 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $262.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.59 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10.

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.