BLB&B Advisors LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF $VBK

BLB&B Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 2.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,735 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 74 shares during the quarter. BLB&B Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $757,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Diversified Trust Co increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 4,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,202,000 after purchasing an additional 37 shares in the last quarter. Delta Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 2.8% during the first quarter. Delta Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,642 shares of the company’s stock valued at $436,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the period. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.4% during the first quarter. Accretive Wealth Partners LLC now owns 3,439 shares of the company’s stock valued at $869,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.8% during the first quarter. Pinnacle Associates Ltd. now owns 6,187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,558,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period. Finally, Fairscale Capital LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 9.8% during the first quarter. Fairscale Capital LLC now owns 540 shares of the company’s stock valued at $136,000 after buying an additional 48 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VBK opened at $300.60 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.57 and a beta of 1.17. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $299.60 and its 200 day simple moving average is $279.96. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $214.77 and a 1 year high of $310.81.

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.