Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Purchased by Howland Capital Management LLC

Howland Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 3.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,935 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 215 shares during the quarter. Howland Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $1,426,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during 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 in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in 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 buying an additional 69,830 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its position in 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 buying an additional 10,410 shares during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in 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 worth $444,097,000 after buying an additional 20,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24,676.2% during the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,593,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,971,000 after buying an additional 1,587,420 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.0 %

VB opened at $247.71 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $208.65 and a 12-month high of $263.35. The firm has a market capitalization of $61.35 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $248.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $240.17.

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.