Washington Trust Bank Cuts Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Washington Trust Bank lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 17,409 shares of the company’s stock after selling 81 shares during the quarter. Washington Trust Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $4,130,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings 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 buying an additional 1,617,722 shares in the last quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 354.2% during the 3rd quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 674,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,068,000 after buying an additional 526,226 shares in the last quarter. Wulff Hansen & CO. purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $77,968,000. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 255.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 482,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,196,000 after buying an additional 346,493 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% during the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,042,000 after buying an additional 322,291 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock traded up $0.20 on Thursday, reaching $250.96. The company had a trading volume of 43,567 shares, compared to its average volume of 663,196. The firm has a market cap of $62.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $235.11 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $226.67. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $180.92 and a 1 year high of $251.78.

About Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

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.