Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Bought by ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc.

ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 9.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,436 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 129 shares during the period. ZWJ Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $341,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

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

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of VB stock opened at $242.10 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $174.84 and a 12 month high of $242.93. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $231.66 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $224.67. The firm has a market capitalization of $59.96 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.