Aptus Capital Advisors LLC Cuts Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Aptus Capital Advisors LLC lowered its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 22.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,572 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,226 shares during the quarter. Aptus Capital Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $3,831,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 6,607,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,409,551,000 after buying an additional 95,988 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased 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 valued at $945,621,000 after acquiring an additional 224,843 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.2% during 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. UBS Group AG lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,777,241 shares of the company’s stock worth $805,799,000 after purchasing an additional 61,160 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.3% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc. now owns 1,854,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,626,000 after buying an additional 188,658 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.6 %

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock traded up $1.45 during trading on Friday, reaching $233.42. The company had a trading volume of 389,885 shares, compared to its average volume of 695,877. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $224.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $221.66. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $174.84 and a 52 week high of $236.96. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.