First Heartland Consultants Inc. Sells 14,491 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

First Heartland Consultants Inc. lowered its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 43.5% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 18,842 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,491 shares during the period. First Heartland Consultants Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $4,470,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 27,056.7% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,623,701 shares of the company’s stock valued at $354,032,000 after acquiring an additional 1,617,722 shares during the period. Grimes & Company Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 354.2% during the 3rd quarter. Grimes & Company Inc. now owns 674,793 shares of the company’s stock valued at $160,068,000 after buying an additional 526,226 shares during the period. Wulff Hansen & CO. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $77,968,000. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 255.6% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 482,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,196,000 after acquiring an additional 346,493 shares during the period. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% in the 1st quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock worth $372,042,000 after buying an additional 322,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock traded down $1.25 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting $255.00. 285,840 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 667,415. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $236.35 and a two-hundred day moving average of $227.55. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12 month low of $181.96 and a 12 month high of $257.26. The company has a market cap of $63.16 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.