Peoples Financial Services CORP. Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Peoples Financial Services CORP. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 10,376 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 128 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF makes up 1.1% of Peoples Financial Services CORP.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd largest position. Peoples Financial Services CORP.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $2,461,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of 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 valued at $1,089,782,000 after acquiring an additional 313,316 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% during the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,525,074 shares of the company’s stock worth $768,607,000 after purchasing an additional 131,521 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% during the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,335,000 after buying an additional 176,660 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $446,036,000 after buying an additional 10,410 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% during the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,042,000 after buying an additional 322,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

VB stock traded up $1.71 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $241.81. The stock had a trading volume of 28,538 shares, compared to its average volume of 678,087. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $230.68 and its 200 day moving average price is $224.42. The firm has a market cap of $59.89 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $174.84 and a 12-month high of $242.57.

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.