Claro Advisors LLC Buys 815 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Claro Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 4.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,420 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 815 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for 0.6% of Claro Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th biggest holding. Claro Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $4,666,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VB. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in 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 valued at $856,894,000 after buying an additional 87,311 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,335,000 after acquiring an additional 176,660 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,942,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,885,000 after acquiring an additional 69,830 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,036,000 after purchasing an additional 10,410 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock valued at $444,097,000 after purchasing an additional 20,175 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of VB stock traded up $1.02 during trading hours on Monday, hitting $239.14. The stock had a trading volume of 950,144 shares, compared to its average volume of 742,992. The stock has a market capitalization of $59.23 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $202.66 and a one year high of $263.35. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $249.57 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $236.71.

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.