Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 21.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 50,991 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 8,894 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF accounts for about 1.6% of Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $13,633,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 194.1% during the first quarter. FinTrust Capital Advisors LLC now owns 100 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the last quarter. Motco purchased a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth about $28,000. GAMMA Investing LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at about $36,000. Webster Bank N. A. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 142.1% during the 2nd quarter. Webster Bank N. A. now owns 138 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 81 shares during the last quarter. Finally, 1832 Asset Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF in the second quarter worth approximately $36,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VBK traded up $0.63 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $273.53. 61,423 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 290,358. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $195.63 and a 1 year high of $274.99. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $260.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $254.31. The stock has a market cap of $18.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF 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.