Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. Increases Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 7.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 48,345 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,495 shares during the period. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF accounts for approximately 4.3% of Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD.’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest position. Whitaker Myers Wealth Managers LTD. owned 0.07% of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF worth $12,926,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VBK. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 194.1% in the first quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC now owns 100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 66 shares in the last quarter. Motco bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Webster Bank N. A. grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 142.1% in the second quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 138 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $36,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VBK stock opened at $273.70 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $18.44 billion, a PE ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $261.40 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $254.42. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $195.63 and a 1 year high of $274.99.

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.