Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB Shares Sold by Royal Bank of Canada

Royal Bank of Canada cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 5.1% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 2,091,328 shares of the company’s stock after selling 111,620 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada owned about 0.77% of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF worth $547,761,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Auto Owners Insurance Co raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 29,071.8% in the 4th quarter. Auto Owners Insurance Co now owns 72,645,943 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,739,021,000 after purchasing an additional 72,396,915 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2,422.8% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,331,335 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,922,918,000 after acquiring an additional 10,882,179 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,864,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,028,659,000 after purchasing an additional 84,999 shares during the last quarter. UBS Group AG lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 3,916,098 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,010,157,000 after acquiring an additional 65,686 shares during the period. Finally, Align Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the 4th quarter worth $717,282,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.4%

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $297.96 on Wednesday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $295.42 and its 200-day simple moving average is $281.67. The stock has a market cap of $80.21 billion, a PE ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.04. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a fifty-two week low of $234.49 and a fifty-two week high of $304.70.

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.