Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) Reaches New 1-Year High at $262.09

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) shares hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $262.09 and last traded at $260.78, with a volume of 113602 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $260.10.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

The stock has a market cap of $16.10 billion, a P/E ratio of 21.90 and a beta of 1.14. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $248.47 and a 200-day simple moving average of $229.97.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VBK. Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 2.9% during the fourth quarter. Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 1,567 shares of the company’s stock worth $379,000 after purchasing an additional 44 shares during the period. First International Bank & Trust raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. First International Bank & Trust now owns 3,633 shares of the company’s stock worth $878,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 16,031 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,782,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 2.0% during the third quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,502 shares of the company’s stock worth $536,000 after purchasing an additional 48 shares during the period. Finally, IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 13,741 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,756,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Small Cap Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of smaller United States companies.