Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI Has $42.54 Million Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 20.7% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 194,340 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 33,275 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises about 0.9% of Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings, making the stock its 21st largest position. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $42,537,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VB. Register Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.1% during the 2nd quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC now owns 780 shares of the company’s stock worth $170,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Bensler LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bensler LLC now owns 1,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 10,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,289,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. TrueWealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $501,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Milestone Investment Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Milestone Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,841 shares of the company’s stock valued at $393,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VB opened at $230.72 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $57.14 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $174.84 and a twelve month high of $236.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $226.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $222.40.

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.