Grimes & Company Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF $VBK

Grimes & Company Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 3.5% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 15,524 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 519 shares during the quarter. Grimes & Company Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $4,299,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Royal Bank of Canada boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 359.1% during the 1st quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 988,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $248,811,000 after buying an additional 773,005 shares during the period. Wealthspire Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 96.3% during the first quarter. Wealthspire Advisors LLC now owns 373,028 shares of the company’s stock worth $93,917,000 after purchasing an additional 182,955 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 30.7% during the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 601,701 shares of the company’s stock worth $151,490,000 after purchasing an additional 141,196 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 11.0% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 827,794 shares of the company’s stock worth $208,414,000 after purchasing an additional 81,727 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Merit Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 348.9% during the 2nd quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 96,816 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,812,000 after purchasing an additional 75,247 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

VBK opened at $302.39 on Monday. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a one year low of $214.77 and a one year high of $306.11. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $292.05 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $272.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $20.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.57 and a beta of 1.14.

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.