Operose Advisors LLC Acquires 8,093 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Operose Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 182.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 12,521 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,093 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for 0.8% of Operose Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Operose Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $3,230,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Garde Capital Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.2% in the 4th quarter. Garde Capital Inc. now owns 169,950 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,839,000 after acquiring an additional 1,972 shares during the period. Rothschild Investment LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.4% in the 4th quarter. Rothschild Investment LLC now owns 2,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $683,000 after acquiring an additional 88 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,747,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $708,842,000 after acquiring an additional 70,024 shares during the period. Savant Capital LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.0% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 119,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,836,000 after acquiring an additional 8,859 shares during the period. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 97.1% in the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 2,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $586,000 after acquiring an additional 1,119 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.5%

VB opened at $294.01 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1-year low of $224.66 and a 1-year high of $294.75. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $277.35 and its 200 day simple moving average is $270.06. 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 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.