Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) by 4.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 17,950 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 749 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned approximately 0.24% of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF worth $2,018,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sierra Capital LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 48.2% in the 1st quarter. Sierra Capital LLC now owns 13,099 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,473,000 after acquiring an additional 4,258 shares in the last quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 9.1% during the first quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 14,898 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,675,000 after buying an additional 1,245 shares in the last quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 10.7% during the first quarter. Global Retirement Partners LLC now owns 53,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,070,000 after buying an additional 5,233 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 128.8% during the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 78,243 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,797,000 after buying an additional 44,049 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Advisor Resource Council acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $396,000.

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

Shares of VIOG stock traded down $0.66 on Friday, hitting $109.43. 20,390 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 42,610. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $110.74 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $108.61. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $88.41 and a twelve month high of $113.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $831.67 million, a PE ratio of 7.05 and a beta of 1.16.

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.