Wealth Alliance Grows Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Wealth Alliance lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 3.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 16,828 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 573 shares during the period. Wealth Alliance’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $3,669,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 27,056.7% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,623,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,032,000 after acquiring an additional 1,617,722 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 82.4% during the 1st quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,429,220 shares of the company’s stock valued at $326,705,000 after acquiring an additional 645,835 shares in the last quarter. Pathstone Holdings LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $85,800,000. Wulff Hansen & CO. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $77,968,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 255.6% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 482,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,196,000 after purchasing an additional 346,493 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $233.65 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $57.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The company’s 50-day moving average is $226.93 and its two-hundred day moving average is $222.58. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $174.84 and a 1-year high of $236.96.

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.