Root Financial Partners LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Root Financial Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 73.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 15,641 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,628 shares during the quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $3,977,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Promus Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Clarity Asset Management Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $30,000. Chesapeake Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 116.4% in the third quarter. Chesapeake Asset Management LLC now owns 132 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. Hilltop National Bank purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, MeadowBrook Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the second quarter worth about $39,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VB stock opened at $275.53 on Tuesday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $190.27 and a fifty-two week high of $277.01. The firm has a market capitalization of $73.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.10. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $260.47 and its 200-day simple moving average is $254.00.

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.