Trinity Financial Advisors LLC Acquires 251 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Trinity Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 2.1% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 12,396 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 251 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises approximately 1.3% of Trinity Financial Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Trinity Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $2,834,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Northern Trust Corp raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the third quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 110,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $20,861,000 after acquiring an additional 678 shares in the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $1,029,000. Morningstar Investment Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 21.6% during the third quarter. Morningstar Investment Services LLC now owns 15,341 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,908,000 after acquiring an additional 2,723 shares in the last quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1,509.4% during the third quarter. Ironwood Investment Counsel LLC now owns 16,866 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,189,000 after acquiring an additional 15,818 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rehmann Capital Advisory Group raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% during the third quarter. Rehmann Capital Advisory Group now owns 27,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,252,000 after acquiring an additional 295 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

VB traded up $0.55 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $218.04. 414,286 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 702,560. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $174.84 and a one year high of $229.54. The company has a market cap of $54.00 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $219.76 and its 200-day simple moving average is $216.98.

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.