Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Makes New $3.17 Million Investment in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF $VBK

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 11,432 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,166,000.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter. Willis Johnson & Associates Inc. now owns 2,008 shares of the company’s stock worth $556,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Diversified Trust Co raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.9% in the second quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 4,342 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,202,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. Keystone Financial Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.5% in the second quarter. Keystone Financial Services LLC now owns 2,545 shares of the company’s stock worth $705,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. WealthShield Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.3% in the second quarter. WealthShield Partners LLC now owns 3,056 shares of the company’s stock valued at $846,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Anchor Investment Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 1,972 shares of the company’s stock valued at $496,000 after acquiring an additional 52 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Up 2.0%

Shares of VBK stock opened at $307.18 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $20.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.57 and a beta of 1.17. The company has a 50 day moving average of $300.87 and a 200-day moving average of $291.56. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $214.77 and a 12-month high of $312.83.

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. The Fund attempts to replicate the target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Index.