Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. Buys 4,280 Shares of Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:VTEB)

Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (NYSEARCA:VTEB) by 13.9% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 35,140 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,280 shares during the period. Whitegate Investment Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF were worth $1,794,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised its stake in Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF by 19.0% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 71,018,853 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,416,007,000 after acquiring an additional 11,344,416 shares during the period. Creative Planning raised its stake in Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF by 8.8% in the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 21,496,140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,033,964,000 after acquiring an additional 1,742,080 shares during the period. Raymond James & Associates raised its stake in Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 17,233,955 shares of the company’s stock valued at $879,793,000 after acquiring an additional 267,300 shares during the period. FMR LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF by 10.7% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 15,508,116 shares of the company’s stock valued at $745,940,000 after acquiring an additional 1,498,184 shares during the period. Finally, Morgan Stanley raised its stake in Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 11,719,618 shares of the company’s stock valued at $563,714,000 after acquiring an additional 425,933 shares during the period.

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF Stock Up 0.4 %

VTEB stock traded up $0.19 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $50.04. 4,809,487 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 4,163,537. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $50.31 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $50.07. Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF has a 12 month low of $47.14 and a 12 month high of $51.15.

About Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF

The Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF (VTEB) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in investment grade fixed income. The fund tracks a market-weighted index of investment-grade debt issued by state and local governments and agencies. Interest is exempt from US income tax and from AMT. VTEB was launched on Aug 21, 2015 and is managed by Vanguard.