Columbia Bank Buys New Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Columbia Bank purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund purchased 1,343 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $325,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.3% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,176,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,226,580,000 after buying an additional 215,390 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 68.3% during the first 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. Wit LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 254,243.2% during the first quarter. Wit LLC now owns 2,248,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $498,581,000 after purchasing an additional 2,247,510 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% in the first quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,169,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $481,031,000 after purchasing an additional 41,742 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.9% during the 2nd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,017,399 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,083,000 after purchasing an additional 93,453 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of VB stock opened at $255.40 on Wednesday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $254.01 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $245.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $68.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $190.27 and a 12 month high of $262.52.

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.