Advisors Capital Management LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Advisors Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 94.7% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 13,343 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,491 shares during the period. Advisors Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $3,442,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $324,131,000. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 534.1% in the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,125,295 shares of the company’s stock valued at $286,159,000 after acquiring an additional 947,832 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 120.8% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,016,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,687,000 after acquiring an additional 556,203 shares during the last quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 84.8% in the third 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, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 13.2% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,194,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $812,317,000 after acquiring an additional 372,519 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB opened at $283.57 on Tuesday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $211.29 and a 52 week high of $288.80. The company’s 50 day moving average is $271.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $265.36. The company has a market cap of $76.63 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.06.

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.