Blair William & Co. IL Sells 1,005 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Blair William & Co. IL trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 3.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 29,515 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,005 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $8,266,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Ritholtz Wealth Management boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 1,867 shares of the company’s stock worth $523,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 18.0% during the third quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 16,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,311,000 after buying an additional 2,464 shares in the last quarter. World Equity Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 111.6% in the fourth quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 3,714 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,040,000 after buying an additional 1,959 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 128,909 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,470,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145 shares in the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $292,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VBK stock opened at $252.97 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $276.48 and its 200 day simple moving average is $278.90. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $233.00 and a twelve month high of $304.59. The company has a market capitalization of $67.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.69 and a beta of 1.20.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a $0.4013 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF 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.