Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Has $16.29 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 4.1% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 68,671 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,684 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF makes up about 0.7% of Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 28th largest position. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $16,289,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VB. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.3% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 438,501 shares of the company’s stock valued at $93,546,000 after acquiring an additional 21,993 shares during the period. First Trust Direct Indexing L.P. bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $305,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 75.7% in the 1st quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock valued at $109,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the period. STAR Financial Bank raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.5% in the 1st quarter. STAR Financial Bank now owns 15,546 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,554,000 after acquiring an additional 227 shares during the period. Finally, Investments & Financial Planning LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Investments & Financial Planning LLC now owns 150,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,434,000 after acquiring an additional 775 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock traded down $0.13 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $236.74. The company had a trading volume of 23,411 shares, compared to its average volume of 662,881. The firm has a market cap of $58.63 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $180.92 and a one year high of $242.93. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $234.53 and a 200 day moving average of $226.29.

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.