Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Shares Purchased by Simplicity Wealth LLC

Simplicity Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 125.1% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 6,668 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,706 shares during the period. Simplicity Wealth LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $1,696,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.7% in the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 24,253,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,747,476,000 after acquiring an additional 165,916 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,176,056 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,226,580,000 after purchasing an additional 215,390 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26.9% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,551,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $604,645,000 after purchasing an additional 540,546 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.7% in the 2nd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,388,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $566,017,000 after buying an additional 129,418 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.0% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,342,693 shares of the company’s stock worth $554,795,000 after buying an additional 173,325 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB stock opened at $277.66 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $261.75 and its 200 day moving average price is $254.52. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $190.27 and a fifty-two week high of $279.85.

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.