Wealth Science Advisors LLC Invests $4.46 Million in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Wealth Science Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor acquired 17,270 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,455,000. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for about 2.6% of Wealth Science Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest holding.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VB. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter worth about $324,131,000. Focus Partners Wealth raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 534.1% during the third quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 1,125,295 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,159,000 after acquiring an additional 947,832 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 120.8% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,016,812 shares of the company’s stock worth $241,687,000 after acquiring an additional 556,203 shares in the last quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 84.8% during the third quarter. GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT LLC now owns 1,078,309 shares of the company’s stock worth $274,193,000 after acquiring an additional 494,886 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 13.2% during the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,194,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $812,317,000 after acquiring an additional 372,519 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

VB opened at $283.25 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52-week low of $210.40 and a 52-week high of $288.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $76.55 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.06. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $271.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $264.87.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company 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.