Ascent Wealth Partners LLC Invests $13.92 Million in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Ascent Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 53,150 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,921,000. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises about 1.6% of Ascent Wealth Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 29,071.8% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 72,645,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,739,021,000 after purchasing an additional 72,396,915 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,422.8% in the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,331,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,922,918,000 after buying an additional 10,882,179 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,864,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,028,659,000 after acquiring an additional 84,999 shares during the period. UBS Group AG raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,916,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,010,157,000 after acquiring an additional 65,686 shares during the period. Finally, Align Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth $717,282,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $296.22 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $234.49 and a one year high of $304.70. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $293.77 and a 200-day moving average price of $279.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $79.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company 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.