Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. Has $8.05 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Praetorian Wealth Management Inc. lessened its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 2.3% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 33,507 shares of the company’s stock after selling 785 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises approximately 2.0% of Praetorian Wealth Management Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Praetorian Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $8,051,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of VB. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.7% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,998,082 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,089,782,000 after purchasing an additional 313,316 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock worth $856,894,000 after purchasing an additional 87,311 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% during the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,335,000 after purchasing an additional 176,660 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,942,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $460,885,000 after purchasing an additional 69,830 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Creative Planning boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,036,000 after acquiring an additional 10,410 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 1.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VB traded down $3.37 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $238.63. 731,415 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 660,113. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $202.66 and a 12 month high of $263.35. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $249.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $236.31. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.10 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.