Covington Investment Advisors Inc. Lowers Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Covington Investment Advisors Inc. decreased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 2.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,087 shares of the company’s stock after selling 166 shares during the quarter. Covington Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $1,627,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FMR LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 47,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,717,000 after purchasing an additional 362 shares in the last quarter. Blue Investment Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 7.6% in the 3rd quarter. Blue Investment Partners LLC now owns 22,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,103,000 after buying an additional 1,614 shares in the last quarter. Associated Banc Corp raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 43.0% during the third quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 17,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,687,000 after acquiring an additional 5,272 shares during the period. Private Trust Co. NA lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 18.7% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,272 shares of the company’s stock valued at $340,000 after acquiring an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversified LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 5.9% in the third quarter. Diversified LLC now owns 1,528 shares of the company’s stock worth $409,000 after acquiring an additional 85 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of VBK opened at $301.65 on Tuesday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $274.30 and its 200 day moving average is $260.51. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $215.21 and a 12-month high of $303.85. The company has a market capitalization of $20.33 billion, a PE ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31.

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.