Nicolet Advisory Services LLC Purchases 9,415 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $VB

Nicolet Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:VB) by 23.2% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 50,012 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,415 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF accounts for approximately 0.9% of Nicolet Advisory Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Nicolet Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF were worth $13,614,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 7,864,543 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,028,659,000 after acquiring an additional 84,999 shares in the last quarter. UBS Group AG boosted 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 in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 13.2% in the third quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 3,194,576 shares of the company’s stock valued at $812,317,000 after acquiring an additional 372,519 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 2.6% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 2,747,982 shares of the company’s stock valued at $708,842,000 after acquiring an additional 70,024 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap ETF by 5.2% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 2,513,129 shares of the company’s stock valued at $639,038,000 after acquiring an additional 124,673 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap ETF Stock Up 0.7%

NYSEARCA:VB opened at $296.38 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $80.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 18.27 and a beta of 1.05. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $284.26 and its 200 day simple moving average is $273.24. Vanguard Small-Cap ETF has a twelve month low of $228.80 and a twelve month high of $298.02.

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.