Aspiriant LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Aspiriant LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 8.3% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 81,513 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,246 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 0.6% of Aspiriant LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 27th biggest holding. Aspiriant LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $21,026,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at $324,131,000. Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 534.1% during the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,125,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,159,000 after purchasing an additional 947,832 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 120.8% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,016,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,687,000 after purchasing an additional 556,203 shares during the last quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 13.2% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,194,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $812,317,000 after buying an additional 372,519 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $264.66 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $270.05 and its 200 day moving average price is $262.78. The company has a market cap of $70.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $190.27 and a one year high of $281.90.

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.