Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) Shares Acquired by EP Wealth Advisors LLC

EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 11.1% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 245,686 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 24,609 shares during the quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $59,399,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 1,889,410 shares of the company’s stock worth $404,674,000 after acquiring an additional 15,489 shares during the period. Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,341,387 shares of the company’s stock worth $324,307,000 after acquiring an additional 47,612 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 881,291 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,070,000 after acquiring an additional 33,321 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 777,308 shares of the company’s stock valued at $187,929,000 after buying an additional 13,995 shares during the period. Finally, Mather Group LLC. grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 2.8% during the fourth quarter. Mather Group LLC. now owns 773,227 shares of the company’s stock valued at $186,943,000 after buying an additional 21,123 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

VBK stock traded down $3.20 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $246.93. 185,837 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 302,444. The firm has a market cap of $16.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $249.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $245.22. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $195.63 and a 1-year high of $262.09.

About Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

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.