Eastern Bank Invests $150,000 in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Eastern Bank bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 631 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $150,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VB. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 27,056.7% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 1,623,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $354,032,000 after buying an additional 1,617,722 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 82.4% during the first quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,429,220 shares of the company’s stock worth $326,705,000 after acquiring an additional 645,835 shares during the period. Wulff Hansen & CO. purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF during the second quarter valued at $77,968,000. Cetera Investment Advisers lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 255.6% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 482,068 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,196,000 after purchasing an additional 346,493 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 24.7% in the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,627,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $372,042,000 after purchasing an additional 322,291 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.3 %

VB opened at $237.45 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $58.81 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $174.84 and a twelve month high of $242.93. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $233.16 and a 200 day moving average price of $225.11.

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.