Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Shares Acquired by Ellenbecker Investment Group

Ellenbecker Investment Group boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 2.8% in the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 207,305 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,708 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises about 7.3% of Ellenbecker Investment Group’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Ellenbecker Investment Group owned about 0.08% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $54,297,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 29,071.8% during the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 72,645,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,739,021,000 after buying an additional 72,396,915 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,422.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,331,335 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,922,918,000 after buying an additional 10,882,179 shares during the period. Align Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $717,282,000. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $324,131,000. Finally, Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26,304.7% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 954,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $246,221,000 after acquiring an additional 950,916 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB opened at $303.12 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $290.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $276.72. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $234.49 and a fifty-two week high of $303.54. The company has a market capitalization of $81.92 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05.

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.