Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC Invests $210,000 in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Sheaff Brock Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $210,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,998,082 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,089,782,000 after purchasing an additional 313,316 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.9% in the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,525,074 shares of the company’s stock valued at $768,607,000 after acquiring an additional 131,521 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.8% in the second quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 2,186,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $473,335,000 after acquiring an additional 176,660 shares during the period. Creative Planning increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,036,000 after acquiring an additional 10,410 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% in the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,042,000 after purchasing an additional 322,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 1.1 %

NYSEARCA VB opened at $246.31 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $238.32 and a 200-day simple moving average of $228.43. The stock has a market cap of $61.00 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $189.06 and a twelve month high of $257.26.

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.