Financial Insights Inc. Grows Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Financial Insights Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 7.4% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 22,218 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,533 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 1.9% of Financial Insights Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th biggest holding. Financial Insights Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,265,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VB. Wit LLC boosted its holdings in 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 purchasing an additional 2,247,510 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 68.3% in the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 4,972,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,102,656,000 after purchasing an additional 2,018,325 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $312,278,000. CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $224,221,000. Finally, Auto Owners Insurance Co boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,616.7% in the 1st quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 912,750 shares of the company’s stock valued at $202,402,000 after purchasing an additional 879,152 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB opened at $257.86 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $250.42 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $235.06. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $190.27 and a one year high of $263.35. The company has a market cap of $68.19 billion, a price-to-earnings 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.