Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Stock Purchased by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 33.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 33,028 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,196 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $9,396,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Brighton Securities CORP. increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 7.7% during the third quarter. Brighton Securities CORP. now owns 11,211 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,189,000 after purchasing an additional 802 shares during the period. Atwood & Palmer Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 62.4% during the 3rd quarter. Atwood & Palmer Inc. now owns 320 shares of the company’s stock worth $91,000 after buying an additional 123 shares during the period. Apella Capital LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 14.5% during the 3rd quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 169,474 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,636,000 after buying an additional 21,462 shares in the last quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.3% during the third quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,632 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,602,000 after acquiring an additional 73 shares during the period. Finally, Gradient Investments LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the third quarter valued at $200,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NYSEARCA:VB traded up $0.65 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $287.63. The company had a trading volume of 1,098,313 shares, compared to its average volume of 640,072. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.06. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $297.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $290.61. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $241.17 and a 12-month high of $309.51.

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.