Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Shares Sold by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada lowered its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 5.1% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,091,328 shares of the company’s stock after selling 111,620 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $547,761,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 29,071.8% during the fourth 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 period. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,422.8% in 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 in the last quarter. Align Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $717,282,000. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 26,304.7% in the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 954,531 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,221,000 after purchasing an additional 950,916 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 119.4% in the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 678,702 shares of the company’s stock valued at $177,766,000 after buying an additional 369,321 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of VB opened at $297.96 on Wednesday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $295.42 and its 200 day moving average price is $281.67. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $234.49 and a 12-month high of $304.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $80.21 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04.

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.