Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) Reaches New 1-Year High – Time to Buy?

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) reached a new 52-week high on Friday . The stock traded as high as $295.43 and last traded at $295.31, with a volume of 13887 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $292.61.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $20.07 billion, a PE ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31. The business’s 50 day moving average is $273.49 and its two-hundred day moving average is $260.03.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in VBK. Continuum Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Continuum Advisory LLC now owns 1,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $385,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 68.4% in the third quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 96 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 39 shares in the last quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 9.0% during the second quarter. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC now owns 485 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 2,903 shares of the company’s stock worth $776,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Headinvest LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.8% in the 3rd quarter. Headinvest LLC now owns 1,086 shares of the company’s stock worth $290,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter.

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.