Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) Reaches New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG)’s share price hit a new 52-week low on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $103.44 and last traded at $103.63, with a volume of 12002 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $108.79.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Price Performance

The company has a market cap of $744.71 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.07 and a beta of 1.14. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $113.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $118.14.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a dividend of $0.3188 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 27th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Ameriflex Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Hurley Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 50.2% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 27.6% during the 4th quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 883 shares of the company’s stock worth $103,000 after buying an additional 191 shares during the period. Finally, Howe & Rusling Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $123,000.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Growth index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies characterized by strong growth factors. VIOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.