Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) Position Trimmed by Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. lowered its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 15.1% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 5,580 shares of the company’s stock after selling 990 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $1,563,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VBK. Optimum Investment Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 216.7% in the 4th quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 95 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares during the last quarter. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, First PREMIER Bank purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VBK opened at $260.83 on Thursday. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a one year low of $233.00 and a one year high of $304.59. The company has a 50-day moving average of $277.83 and a two-hundred day moving average of $278.81. The stock has a market cap of $70.06 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 disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a dividend of $0.4013 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th.

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.