Riverbridge Partners LLC Acquires New Shares in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Riverbridge Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm bought 990 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $277,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Cohen Klingenstein LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 86.1% in 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 during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 1,687,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $432,400,000 after purchasing an additional 118,211 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 37.5% during the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 407,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,850,000 after purchasing an additional 110,959 shares in the last quarter. Empirical Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $29,368,000. Finally, World Investment Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 143.7% during the 3rd quarter. World Investment Advisors LLC now owns 146,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,078,000 after purchasing an additional 86,170 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VBK opened at $296.33 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $19.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $233.00 and a twelve month high of $304.59. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $290.18 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $272.12.

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.