Renaissance Technologies LLC Invests $7.42 Million in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Renaissance Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm bought 28,320 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,418,000.

Several other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 36.5% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 11,978 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,878,000 after purchasing an additional 3,200 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 11.5% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 8,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,148,000 after buying an additional 920 shares in the last quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.0% during the second quarter. Aspire Growth Partners LLC now owns 2,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $555,000 after buying an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.5% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,983 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,181,000 after buying an additional 389 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quantbot Technologies LP bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $252,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of VB opened at $299.64 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $80.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $238.93 and a one year high of $304.70. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $296.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $282.36.

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.