Aspire Private Capital LLC Has $4.87 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Aspire Private Capital LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 1.0% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 20,255 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 205 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF makes up about 1.2% of Aspire Private Capital LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest holding. Aspire Private Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $4,867,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $856,894,000 after acquiring an additional 87,311 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Creative Planning boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the third 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. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,097,000 after purchasing an additional 20,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% in the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,063,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,246,000 after buying an additional 25,886 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 1.7 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VB opened at $252.64 on Wednesday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $205.93 and a 12-month high of $263.35. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $249.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $237.89. The company has a market cap of $62.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

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.