Bailard Inc. Purchases New Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Bailard Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 26,995 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,527,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 2.9% in the 4th quarter. Sigma Investment Counselors Inc. now owns 1,567 shares of the company’s stock valued at $379,000 after acquiring an additional 44 shares in the last quarter. First International Bank & Trust increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. First International Bank & Trust now owns 3,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $878,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares in the last quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Axxcess Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,502 shares of the company’s stock valued at $536,000 after acquiring an additional 48 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 1,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $265,000 after acquiring an additional 53 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 4,433 shares of the company’s stock worth $949,000 after buying an additional 56 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VBK traded down $1.35 during trading on Thursday, hitting $242.84. 204,742 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 332,852. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $195.63 and a 1-year high of $262.09. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $251.92 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $234.44. The firm has a market cap of $16.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.73 and a beta of 1.29.

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.