Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. Acquires 646 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB)

Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 0.6% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 114,576 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 646 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF comprises about 7.5% of Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $24,443,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Advisory Alpha LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 27.0% in the fourth quarter. Advisory Alpha LLC now owns 3,537 shares of the company’s stock valued at $755,000 after purchasing an additional 753 shares during the period. Warwick Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.0% in the third quarter. Warwick Investment Management Inc. now owns 73,743 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,943,000 after acquiring an additional 1,454 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 130.4% in the third quarter. Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners LLC now owns 21,569 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,078,000 after acquiring an additional 12,209 shares in the last quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 14.8% in the third quarter. Alpha Financial Advisors LLC now owns 1,359 shares of the company’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 175 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Truist Financial Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.6% in the fourth quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 572,854 shares of the company’s stock valued at $122,207,000 after acquiring an additional 30,233 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Trading Up 0.9 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VB traded up $1.95 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $218.74. The stock had a trading volume of 610,830 shares, compared to its average volume of 801,134. The company has a market capitalization of $54.18 billion, a PE ratio of 14.11 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $220.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $207.86. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a 1 year low of $174.84 and a 1 year high of $229.54.

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.