Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. Grows Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC. increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 0.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 14,415 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 117 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF makes up approximately 0.7% of Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Sensible Financial Planning & Management LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $3,075,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Capital Investment Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.8% during the third quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 3,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $594,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the period. DAVENPORT & Co LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.3% during the third quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 14,513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,744,000 after acquiring an additional 1,116 shares in the last quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 9.1% during the third quarter. GHP Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 1,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 12.8% during the third quarter. Nikulski Financial Inc. now owns 2,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $482,000 after acquiring an additional 290 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.5% during the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 5,175 shares of the company’s stock valued at $978,000 after acquiring an additional 406 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock traded down $0.22 on Wednesday, hitting $216.48. 406,234 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 825,631. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $220.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $206.51. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 52 week low of $174.84 and a 52 week high of $229.54. The company has a market cap of $53.62 billion, a PE ratio of 14.10 and a beta of 1.18.

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.