Blue Trust Inc. Buys 2,110 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Blue Trust Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 30.5% during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,036 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,110 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $2,298,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Valmark Advisers Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% during the 2nd quarter. Valmark Advisers Inc. now owns 32,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,736,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.9% during the second quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 628,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $148,961,000 after buying an additional 51,128 shares during the period. First Interstate Bank increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 10.0% during the second quarter. First Interstate Bank now owns 2,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after buying an additional 239 shares during the period. Allworth Financial LP raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 63,445 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,035,000 after acquiring an additional 1,721 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Hawaiian Bank lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 22.0% in the third quarter. First Hawaiian Bank now owns 17,746 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,512,000 after acquiring an additional 3,195 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.2%

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $262.84 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $70.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $256.40 and its 200 day simple moving average is $250.06. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $190.27 and a twelve month high of $266.92.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Profile

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.