Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Stock Acquired by Sapient Capital LLC

Sapient Capital LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 33.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 33,028 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,196 shares during the quarter. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $9,396,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 29,071.8% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 72,645,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,739,021,000 after acquiring an additional 72,396,915 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,422.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,331,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,922,918,000 after acquiring an additional 10,882,179 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,935,022 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,192,572,000 after acquiring an additional 400,000 shares during the last quarter. Align Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $717,282,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.2% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,644,075 shares of the company’s stock valued at $682,039,000 after purchasing an additional 130,946 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.2%

VB stock traded up $0.65 during trading on Thursday, reaching $287.63. 1,098,313 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 640,072. The firm has a market capitalization of $77.80 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.06. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $297.01 and a 200-day moving average price of $290.61. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $241.17 and a 1 year high of $309.51.

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.