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

Washington Trust Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 5.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,662 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing 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.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.6% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,459,084 shares of the company’s stock worth $408,631,000 after purchasing an additional 51,314 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.2% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 683,432 shares of the company’s stock valued at $182,729,000 after acquiring an additional 8,168 shares in the last quarter. Cohen Klingenstein LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 86.1% during the fourth quarter. Cohen Klingenstein LLC now owns 675,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,063,000 after acquiring an additional 312,395 shares in the last quarter. Choreo LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 5.5% during the fourth quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 535,846 shares of the company’s stock valued at $150,089,000 after acquiring an additional 27,977 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $130,665,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Trading Up 1.4 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VBK opened at $267.01 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $285.51 and a 200 day moving average of $278.80. The stock has a market cap of $72.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 25.51 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $233.00 and a 12 month high of $304.59.

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.