Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Shares Purchased by Manning & Napier Advisors LLC

Manning & Napier Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 7.2% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 102,876 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,932 shares during the period. Manning & Napier Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $31,184,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 29,071.8% during the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 72,645,943 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,739,021,000 after purchasing an additional 72,396,915 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,422.8% during the 4th quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,331,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,922,918,000 after buying an additional 10,882,179 shares during the last quarter. Align Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $717,282,000. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26,304.7% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 954,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,221,000 after buying an additional 950,916 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 119.4% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 678,702 shares of the company’s stock worth $177,766,000 after buying an additional 369,321 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

VB opened at $302.90 on Tuesday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $241.17 and a 12-month high of $309.51. The stock has a market capitalization of $81.54 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $299.82 and its 200 day moving average price is $285.69.

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.