Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Time to Buy?

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) shares saw unusually-strong trading volume on Wednesday . Approximately 580,134 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 116% from the previous session’s volume of 268,319 shares.The stock last traded at $257.18 and had previously closed at $258.82.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $280.44 and a 200 day simple moving average of $278.66. The stock has a market cap of $69.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.69 and a beta of 1.20.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Intergy Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Intergy Private Wealth LLC now owns 3,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,046,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Athena Investment Management boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Athena Investment Management now owns 2,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $616,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.8% during the fourth quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 958 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.9% during the fourth quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,856 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,080,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Investmark Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.8% during the fourth quarter. Investmark Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,780 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,339,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter.

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.