Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Cuts Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC reduced its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 73.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 16,516 shares of the company’s stock after selling 46,500 shares during the quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $4,200,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. CENTRAL TRUST Co boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.7% during the 3rd quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 197,653 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,263,000 after purchasing an additional 12,481 shares in the last quarter. IMA Advisory Services Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 9.6% in the 3rd quarter. IMA Advisory Services Inc. now owns 1,138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $289,000 after purchasing an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 69,968 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,791,000 after purchasing an additional 846 shares during the period. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 15,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,973,000 after buying an additional 240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PFG Private Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth about $959,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $272.94 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $268.22 and a two-hundred day moving average of $257.71. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $190.27 and a 12-month high of $281.47. The stock has a market cap of $73.05 billion, a PE 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.