Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) Sees Unusually-High Trading Volume – Still a Buy?

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) saw unusually-high trading volume on Tuesday . Approximately 412,336 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 52% from the previous session’s volume of 270,994 shares.The stock last traded at $265.44 and had previously closed at $265.55.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

The stock has a market cap of $71.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.69 and a beta of 1.20. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $278.71 and its 200 day simple moving average is $278.82.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of VBK. Optimum Investment Advisors lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 216.7% during the 4th quarter. Optimum Investment Advisors now owns 95 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at about $26,000. Modus Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, First PREMIER Bank purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $29,000.

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.