Natixis Advisors L.P. Buys 259,015 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Natixis Advisors L.P. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 68.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 635,888 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 259,015 shares during the quarter. Natixis Advisors L.P.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $135,654,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Morgan Stanley boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,927,236 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,309,733,000 after purchasing an additional 191,676 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 6,511,387 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,231,108,000 after acquiring an additional 40,860 shares in the last quarter. Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,168.8% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,715,012 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,219,184,000 after acquiring an additional 5,463,111 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.7% during the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,207,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $795,574,000 after acquiring an additional 228,503 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS Group AG grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,716,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $702,599,000 after acquiring an additional 71,684 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 1.1 %

Shares of VB stock traded up $2.42 during trading on Thursday, reaching $216.24. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 411,012 shares, compared to its average volume of 800,111. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $174.84 and a one year high of $229.54. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $220.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $207.58. The company has a market cap of $53.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.