Apriem Advisors Purchases 904 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Apriem Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 47.7% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,798 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 904 shares during the quarter. Apriem Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $784,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VBK. Ritholtz Wealth Management raised its stake in shares of 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 during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 18.0% in the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 16,122 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,311,000 after buying an additional 2,464 shares in the last quarter. RS Crum Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. RS Crum Inc. now owns 51,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,796,000 after buying an additional 803 shares during the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in 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 valued at $34,470,000 after acquiring an additional 1,145 shares during the period. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $292,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of VBK stock opened at $275.90 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $287.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $278.19. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $233.00 and a 52 week high of $304.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $75.13 billion, a PE ratio of 25.51 and a beta of 1.17.

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.