Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) Raises Dividend to $0.26 Per Share

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, January 27th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 28th will be given a dividend of $0.2571 per share on Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.03 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.7%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 28th. This is a 14.9% increase from Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.2238.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VIOG opened at $140.10 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $1.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.94 and a beta of 1.04. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $147.10 and its 200-day simple moving average is $141.11. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $114.18 and a fifty-two week high of $154.43.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VIOG. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 11.8% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 51,076 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,836,000 after purchasing an additional 5,398 shares during the period. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.9% in the 2nd quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 2,026 shares of the company’s stock valued at $311,000 after buying an additional 76 shares during the period. Waverly Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 1.8% in the second quarter. Waverly Advisors LLC now owns 6,360 shares of the company’s stock valued at $976,000 after buying an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Kinetic Wealth Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $347,000. Finally, Corient Private Wealth LP grew its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 23.6% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LP now owns 2,145 shares of the company’s stock worth $329,000 after acquiring an additional 410 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.