First Western Trust Bank Decreases Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

First Western Trust Bank trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 958 shares of the company’s stock after selling 146 shares during the quarter. First Western Trust Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $227,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings 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 boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,525,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $768,607,000 after buying an additional 131,521 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% in the 2nd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $473,335,000 after buying an additional 176,660 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 10,410 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% in the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $372,042,000 after acquiring an additional 322,291 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

Shares of VB stock opened at $246.31 on Monday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $189.06 and a twelve month high of $257.26. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $238.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $228.53. The stock has a market cap of $61.00 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.