Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 6.7% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 26,900 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,683 shares during the period. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $5,865,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Register Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 6.1% in the second quarter. Register Financial Advisors LLC now owns 780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $170,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Bensler LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bensler LLC now owns 1,066 shares of the company’s stock valued at $233,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 10,500 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,289,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% in the 2nd quarter. TrueWealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,299 shares of the company’s stock valued at $501,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. Joseph P. Lucia & Associates LLC now owns 10,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,384,000 after buying an additional 47 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VB opened at $236.17 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $174.84 and a fifty-two week high of $238.30. The stock has a market cap of $58.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $227.73 and its 200 day simple moving average is $222.86.

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.