Vontobel Holding Ltd. Boosts Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Vontobel Holding Ltd. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 8.9% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 10,776 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 877 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $2,589,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position 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 worth $856,894,000 after purchasing an additional 87,311 shares during the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 23,750.1% during the fourth quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc now owns 2,614,209 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,142,000 after purchasing an additional 2,603,248 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% during 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 during the last quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position 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, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24,676.2% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,593,853 shares of the company’s stock worth $382,971,000 after purchasing an additional 1,587,420 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VB stock opened at $247.95 on Monday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $209.81 and a one year high of $263.35. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $246.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $240.84. The stock has a market capitalization of $61.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.