Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Stake Trimmed by McClarren Financial Advisors Inc.

McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 0.3% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 58,682 shares of the company’s stock after selling 170 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF makes up approximately 9.5% of McClarren Financial Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $12,519,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Advisory Alpha LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 27.0% during the fourth quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 3,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $755,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares in the last quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. now owns 73,743 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,943,000 after buying an additional 1,454 shares during the period. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 130.4% during the 3rd quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 21,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,078,000 after buying an additional 12,209 shares during the period. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the company’s stock worth $257,000 after buying an additional 175 shares during the period. Finally, Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 10.6% during the 4th quarter. Nicholas Hoffman & Company LLC. now owns 338,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,305,000 after buying an additional 32,456 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

VB traded down $1.08 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $215.40. 369,458 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 819,931. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $174.84 and a 12-month high of $229.54. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $220.07 and a 200 day moving average of $206.64. The firm has a market cap of $53.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 1.18.

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.