Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) Shares Bought by Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC.

Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 17.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 63,564 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,463 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF makes up 8.8% of Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Koesten Hirschmann & Crabtree INC.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $15,078,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VB. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 75.7% in the first quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 478 shares of the company’s stock worth $109,000 after acquiring an additional 206 shares during the last quarter. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.8% during the 1st quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 11,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,664,000 after buying an additional 634 shares during the last quarter. Choate Investment Advisors increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 107.8% in the first quarter. Choate Investment Advisors now owns 9,871 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,256,000 after buying an additional 5,121 shares during the period. QRG Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.6% in the first quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 25,786 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,894,000 after buying an additional 413 shares during the period. Finally, Russell Investments Group Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the first quarter valued at $62,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF stock opened at $253.14 on Monday. The firm has a market capitalization of $62.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $235.89 and a 200-day simple moving average of $227.19. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a one year low of $180.92 and a one year high of $253.57.

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.