Washington Trust Advisors Inc. Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Washington Trust Advisors Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 3,662 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 174 shares during the period. Washington Trust Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $1,026,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $28,000. First PREMIER Bank purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,000. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 344.8% in the 3rd quarter. Prestige Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 129 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sherman Asset Management Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $36,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

VBK stock opened at $267.01 on Thursday. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a one year low of $233.00 and a one year high of $304.59. The stock has a market cap of $72.71 billion, a PE ratio of 25.51 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $285.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $278.80.

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.