Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 2.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,747,982 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 70,024 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $708,842,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VB. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.3% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 10,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,805,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC now owns 1,438 shares of the company’s stock worth $371,000 after buying an additional 37 shares during the last quarter. Rockwood Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Rockwood Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,829 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,504,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,644 shares of the company’s stock worth $424,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GatePass Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. GatePass Capital LLC now owns 1,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $315,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.5%

VB stock opened at $294.01 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $79.45 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $224.66 and a 12 month high of $294.75. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $277.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $270.06.

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.