Sawgrass Asset Management LLC Grows Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Sawgrass Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 5.6% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 24,085 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,285 shares during the quarter. Sawgrass Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,138,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.8% during the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 6,927,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,309,733,000 after acquiring an additional 191,676 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 6,511,387 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,231,108,000 after purchasing an additional 40,860 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,168.8% in the 4th quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 5,715,012 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,219,184,000 after purchasing an additional 5,463,111 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.7% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 4,207,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $795,574,000 after purchasing an additional 228,503 shares during the period. Finally, UBS Group AG boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,716,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $702,599,000 after purchasing an additional 71,684 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.4 %

VB stock traded down $0.93 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $220.83. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 406,034 shares, compared to its average volume of 795,055. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $174.84 and a 12 month high of $229.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $54.69 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a 50 day moving average of $220.31 and a two-hundred day moving average of $208.72.

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.