Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) Shares Acquired by Northern Trust Corp

Northern Trust Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 1.6% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,984 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 404 shares during the quarter. Northern Trust Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $7,277,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Assetmark Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,459,084 shares of the company’s stock valued at $408,631,000 after purchasing an additional 51,314 shares in the last quarter. Essential Planning LLC. grew its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 6,143.5% in the 4th quarter. Essential Planning LLC. now owns 1,109,409 shares of the company’s stock valued at $313,304,000 after acquiring an additional 1,091,640 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 951,395 shares of the company’s stock valued at $266,448,000 after purchasing an additional 8,713 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 876,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,326,000 after buying an additional 2,508 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 16.6% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 855,442 shares of the company’s stock valued at $239,575,000 after purchasing an additional 121,770 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock opened at $270.16 on Tuesday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $249.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $273.46. The stock has a market cap of $72.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.04 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $214.77 and a 12-month high of $304.59.

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.