Cabot Wellington LLC Trims Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Cabot Wellington LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 45.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 8,639 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,065 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 0.7% of Cabot Wellington LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Cabot Wellington LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $2,047,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 68.3% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,972,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,102,656,000 after buying an additional 2,018,325 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.0% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,826,253 shares of the company’s stock worth $848,472,000 after buying an additional 36,930 shares during the period. Wit LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 254,243.2% in the 1st quarter. Wit LLC now owns 2,248,394 shares of the company’s stock valued at $498,581,000 after acquiring an additional 2,247,510 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,169,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $481,031,000 after acquiring an additional 41,742 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 7.8% during the 1st quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,010,915 shares of the company’s stock valued at $445,920,000 after acquiring an additional 146,007 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $256.73 on Tuesday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $190.27 and a one year high of $263.35. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $253.35 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $237.64. The stock has a market capitalization of $68.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.14.

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.