Principal Financial Group Inc. Sells 4,879 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Principal Financial Group Inc. lowered its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 68.4% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 2,255 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,879 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $535,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Syntax Research Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 31.0% in the third quarter. Syntax Research Inc. now owns 169 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the period. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 4.4% in the 3rd quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. now owns 57,260 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,525,000 after purchasing an additional 2,418 shares in the last quarter. Brass Tax Wealth Management Inc. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. Brass Tax Wealth Management Inc. now owns 69,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,549,000 after buying an additional 2,373 shares during the last quarter. 1ST Source Bank increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.6% during the 3rd quarter. 1ST Source Bank now owns 4,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $976,000 after buying an additional 220 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Logan Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.7% during the third quarter. Logan Capital Management Inc. now owns 32,747 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,768,000 after buying an additional 238 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 1.4 %

VB stock opened at $243.49 on Monday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $249.19 and its 200 day simple moving average is $235.88. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 12-month low of $202.66 and a 12-month high of $263.35. The stock has a market capitalization of $60.31 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.