Wulff Hansen & CO. Takes Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Wulff Hansen & CO. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 357,586 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $77,968,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 6,607,375 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,409,551,000 after buying an additional 95,988 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.7% during the second 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 period. Wells Fargo & Company MN boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,284,224 shares of the company’s stock worth $913,954,000 after purchasing an additional 92,176 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,525,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $768,607,000 after purchasing an additional 131,521 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% in the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,042,000 after purchasing an additional 322,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VB opened at $232.28 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $57.53 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $226.57 and a 200-day moving average of $222.49. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $174.84 and a 52-week high of $236.96.

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.