Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Bought by Lincoln National Corp

Lincoln National Corp lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 13.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 57,087 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,556 shares during the quarter. Lincoln National Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $12,178,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 27.0% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 3,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $755,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. now owns 73,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,943,000 after purchasing an additional 1,454 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 130.4% during the third quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 21,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,078,000 after purchasing an additional 12,209 shares in the last quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 14.8% during the third quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,000 after purchasing an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.6% during the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 572,854 shares of the company’s stock worth $122,207,000 after purchasing an additional 30,233 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB stock traded down $0.01 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $221.76. 455,177 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 799,474. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $174.84 and a 1-year high of $229.54. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $220.25 and its 200 day simple moving average is $208.43. The company has a market cap of $54.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.