Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC Purchases 6,341 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 4.5% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 148,052 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 6,341 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF makes up about 1.1% of Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $32,568,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 83.6% during the 4th quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 2,954,198 shares of the company’s stock valued at $709,834,000 after buying an additional 1,345,357 shares in the last quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,616.7% in the 1st quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 912,750 shares of the company’s stock worth $202,402,000 after purchasing an additional 879,152 shares in the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 165,430.2% in the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 680,329 shares of the company’s stock worth $150,863,000 after purchasing an additional 679,918 shares in the last quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 99.4% in the 1st quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 748,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $166,014,000 after purchasing an additional 373,195 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gibraltar Capital Management Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF in the 1st quarter worth $61,900,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

VB stock opened at $240.73 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $63.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.14. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $190.27 and a 1 year high of $263.35. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $238.01 and its 200-day moving average price is $231.77.

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.