Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Purchases 56,599 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 28.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 254,855 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 56,599 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans owned about 0.10% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $55,569,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 19.6% during the 4th quarter. BlueSky Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 39,597 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,447,000 after acquiring an additional 6,480 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.3% in the 1st quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 9,933 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,271,000 after buying an additional 410 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.9% in the 4th quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 714,337 shares of the company’s stock worth $152,390,000 after buying an additional 39,988 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 76,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,413,000 after buying an additional 5,751 shares during the period. Finally, Choate Investment Advisors boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 107.8% in the 1st 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.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VB opened at $236.18 on Monday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $174.84 and a 1 year high of $238.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $58.49 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $227.73 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $222.89.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Company 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.