Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) Reaches New 1-Year High – Here’s Why

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)’s stock price reached a new 52-week high during trading on Friday . The company traded as high as $270.34 and last traded at $270.34, with a volume of 33284 shares. The stock had previously closed at $267.37.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Trading Up 1.6 %

The company has a market cap of $18.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31. The business’s fifty day moving average is $257.95 and its 200 day moving average is $253.84.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of VBK. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Gallagher Fiduciary Advisors LLC now owns 62,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,121,000 after buying an additional 5,101 shares in the last quarter. Financial Planning & Information Services Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Financial Planning & Information Services Inc. now owns 32,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,900,000 after purchasing an additional 971 shares in the last quarter. O Dell Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $162,000. Taylor Financial Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $458,000. Finally, Prospect Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $359,000.

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.