Parallel Advisors LLC Boosts Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Parallel Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 2.5% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 161,135 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,966 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for 0.8% of Parallel Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Parallel Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $42,205,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VB. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 29,071.8% in the fourth quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 72,645,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,739,021,000 after buying an additional 72,396,915 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,422.8% during the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,331,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,922,918,000 after buying an additional 10,882,179 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,864,543 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,028,659,000 after buying an additional 84,999 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,916,098 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,010,157,000 after buying an additional 65,686 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $717,282,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of NYSEARCA VB opened at $305.55 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $296.36 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $282.59. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $239.06 and a twelve month high of $305.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $82.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04.

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.