Baird Financial Group Inc. Has $183.82 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Baird Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 11.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 775,674 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 78,416 shares during the quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $183,819,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,176,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,226,580,000 after acquiring an additional 215,390 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 68.3% in the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,972,523 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,102,656,000 after purchasing an additional 2,018,325 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26.9% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,551,461 shares of the company’s stock worth $604,645,000 after purchasing an additional 540,546 shares during the last quarter. Wit LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 254,243.2% in the first quarter. Wit LLC now owns 2,248,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $498,581,000 after purchasing an additional 2,247,510 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,169,368 shares of the company’s stock worth $481,031,000 after purchasing an additional 41,742 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of VB opened at $258.94 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $254.08 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $246.39. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $190.27 and a 12 month high of $261.24. The company has a market capitalization of $69.53 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.