Evanson Financial LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Evanson Financial LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm bought 17,043 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,166,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 29,071.8% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 72,645,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,739,021,000 after purchasing an additional 72,396,915 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,422.8% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,331,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,922,918,000 after purchasing an additional 10,882,179 shares during the last quarter. Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $717,282,000. Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26,304.7% in the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 954,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,221,000 after purchasing an additional 950,916 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 119.4% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 678,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,766,000 after purchasing an additional 369,321 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB stock opened at $301.96 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $81.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $296.73 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $282.97. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $239.06 and a one year high of $306.54.

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.