Vawter Financial Ltd. Raises Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Vawter Financial Ltd. increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 0.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 48,540 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 318 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF accounts for approximately 8.2% of Vawter Financial Ltd.’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. Vawter Financial Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $13,594,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Bank of Jackson Hole Trust purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $43,000. Prime Buchholz LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $1,132,000. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 46.2% in the fourth quarter. C2P Capital Advisory Group LLC d.b.a. Prosperity Capital Advisors now owns 11,774 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,298,000 after acquiring an additional 3,722 shares in the last quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 76.0% during the fourth quarter. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. now owns 12,281 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,439,000 after buying an additional 5,304 shares during the period. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 12,807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,587,000 after buying an additional 74 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VBK opened at $293.12 on Wednesday. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $233.00 and a 1 year high of $304.59. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $288.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $276.53. The firm has a market capitalization of $19.75 billion, a PE ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31.

About Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

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.