Winthrop Partners WNY LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Winthrop Partners WNY LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 23,544 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,073,000. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises approximately 3.3% of Winthrop Partners WNY LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th biggest position.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co lifted its position in 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 valued at $18,739,021,000 after buying an additional 72,396,915 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 10,882,179 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,864,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,028,659,000 after acquiring an additional 84,999 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,916,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,010,157,000 after acquiring an additional 65,686 shares during the period. Finally, Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 13.2% in the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,194,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $812,317,000 after acquiring an additional 372,519 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $296.51 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $287.21 and a 200 day moving average price of $274.66. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $229.04 and a fifty-two week high of $301.41.

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.