Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Acquired by LPL Financial LLC

LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 2.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 87,311 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC owned 1.46% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $856,894,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,998,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,089,782,000 after purchasing an additional 313,316 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,335,000 after buying an additional 176,660 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,036,000 after acquiring an additional 10,410 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,097,000 after acquiring an additional 20,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% during the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $372,042,000 after acquiring an additional 322,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $249.78 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $61.86 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $239.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $229.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $190.99 and a one year high of $257.26.

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.