Mariner LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Mariner LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,823,575 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 114,046 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for about 0.6% of Mariner LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Mariner LLC owned approximately 0.68% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $463,698,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 534.1% during the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,125,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,159,000 after purchasing an additional 947,832 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 120.8% in the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,016,812 shares of the company’s stock valued at $241,687,000 after buying an additional 556,203 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26.9% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,551,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $604,645,000 after buying an additional 540,546 shares in the last quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 84.8% in the 3rd quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC now owns 1,078,309 shares of the company’s stock valued at $274,193,000 after buying an additional 494,886 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,194,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $812,317,000 after buying an additional 372,519 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.9%

VB opened at $262.88 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $273.18 and its 200 day moving average price is $262.13. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $190.27 and a 12-month high of $281.90. The firm has a market cap of $70.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10.

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.