Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC Grows Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 6.5% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 160,937 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 9,797 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF makes up approximately 1.1% of Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC owned approximately 0.06% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $41,470,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,253,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,747,476,000 after acquiring an additional 165,916 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of 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 worth $1,226,580,000 after purchasing an additional 215,390 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26.9% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,551,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $604,645,000 after purchasing an additional 540,546 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.7% during the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,388,456 shares of the company’s stock worth $566,017,000 after purchasing an additional 129,418 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,342,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $554,795,000 after purchasing an additional 173,325 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of VB stock opened at $271.79 on Wednesday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $190.27 and a fifty-two week high of $277.01. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $260.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $254.20. The stock has a market cap of $72.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company 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.