Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 62.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 184,250 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 71,049 shares during the period. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $42,118,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,927,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,309,733,000 after acquiring an additional 191,676 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 6,607,375 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,409,551,000 after acquiring an additional 95,988 shares during the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,168.8% during the fourth quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,715,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,219,184,000 after acquiring an additional 5,463,111 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.3% during the fourth quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,432,669 shares of the company’s stock worth $945,621,000 after acquiring an additional 224,843 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.2% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,284,224 shares of the company’s stock valued at $913,954,000 after purchasing an additional 92,176 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of VB opened at $215.29 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $53.32 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The company’s fifty day moving average is $219.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $216.74. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $174.84 and a fifty-two week high of $229.54.

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.