Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 16.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 12,563 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,790 shares during the quarter. Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $3,359,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. BNP Paribas Financial Markets purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the third quarter worth about $292,000. FMR LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 47,562 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,717,000 after acquiring an additional 362 shares during the last quarter. Blue Investment Partners LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. Blue Investment Partners LLC now owns 22,827 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,103,000 after purchasing an additional 1,614 shares during the last quarter. Associated Banc Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 43.0% in the third quarter. Associated Banc Corp now owns 17,531 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,687,000 after purchasing an additional 5,272 shares during the period. Finally, Private Trust Co. NA raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 18.7% in the third quarter. Private Trust Co. NA now owns 1,272 shares of the company’s stock worth $340,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VBK traded down $1.46 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $300.19. The stock had a trading volume of 43,263 shares, compared to its average volume of 292,494. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $215.21 and a 52-week high of $303.85. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $274.30 and a 200 day moving average of $260.51. The stock has a market cap of $20.23 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31.

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.