Covington Investment Advisors Inc. Has $1.73 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Covington Investment Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 1.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 6,160 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 73 shares during the period. Covington Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $1,725,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in VBK. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $26,000. Optimum Investment Advisors lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 216.7% during the fourth quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 95 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. First PREMIER Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock opened at $258.48 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $277.22 and its 200 day simple moving average is $278.67. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $233.00 and a 12 month high of $304.59. The firm has a market capitalization of $69.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.69 and a beta of 1.20.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.4013 per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th.

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.