Principal Securities Inc. Has $11.15 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Principal Securities Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 7.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 46,384 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,211 shares during the quarter. Principal Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $11,145,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in 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 buying an additional 87,311 shares during the last quarter. Life Planning Partners Inc increased its position in 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 buying an additional 2,603,248 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 69,830 shares during the period. Creative Planning boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the third 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 period. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted 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 acquiring an additional 20,175 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.1 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB opened at $247.95 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $209.81 and a 12-month high of $263.35. The stock has a market cap of $61.41 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a 50 day moving average of $246.87 and a 200-day moving average of $240.78.

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.