Hanson & Doremus Investment Management Buys 93 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Hanson & Doremus Investment Management increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 64.1% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 238 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 93 shares during the quarter. Hanson & Doremus Investment Management’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $57,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 3,612,385 shares of the company’s stock valued at $856,894,000 after acquiring an additional 87,311 shares during the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 3.7% during the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,942,941 shares of the company’s stock valued at $460,885,000 after purchasing an additional 69,830 shares during the last quarter. Creative Planning raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 0.6% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 1,880,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $446,036,000 after purchasing an additional 10,410 shares during the period. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% in the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,872,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $444,097,000 after buying an additional 20,175 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.5% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,063,389 shares of the company’s stock valued at $252,246,000 after buying an additional 25,886 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Price Performance

Shares of VB opened at $252.06 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $205.93 and a 1 year high of $263.35. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $249.43 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $239.29. The firm has a market cap of $62.43 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17.

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.