Vawter Financial Ltd. Purchases 1,248 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Vawter Financial Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 2.7% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 48,222 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,248 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF makes up about 7.9% of Vawter Financial Ltd.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its largest holding. Vawter Financial Ltd. owned about 0.07% of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF worth $12,893,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VBK. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 68.4% during the 3rd quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 96 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 39 shares during the period. Eastern Bank acquired a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the third quarter worth approximately $32,000. Webster Bank N. A. lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 142.1% in the second quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 138 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 81 shares during the period. 1832 Asset Management L.P. bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Voisard Asset Management Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $39,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of VBK stock opened at $280.28 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $269.22 and a 200 day simple moving average of $258.29. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $211.36 and a fifty-two week high of $294.89.

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.