Essential Planning LLC. Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Essential Planning LLC. cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 17,769 shares of the company’s stock after selling 92 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF makes up 1.9% of Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings, making the stock its 13th biggest holding. Essential Planning LLC.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $4,751,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VBK. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 23,120.0% during the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 315,327 shares of the company’s stock valued at $78,873,000 after buying an additional 313,969 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 920.7% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 277,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,390,000 after buying an additional 250,453 shares during the period. Axiom Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 1,687,493 shares of the company’s stock valued at $432,400,000 after buying an additional 118,211 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 540.4% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 93,908 shares of the company’s stock valued at $23,489,000 after buying an additional 79,243 shares during the period. Finally, Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 27.4% during the 2nd quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 309,997 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,539,000 after purchasing an additional 66,725 shares during the period.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Trading Down 1.6 %

Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stock opened at $280.47 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $269.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $258.64. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $211.36 and a twelve month high of $294.89. The stock has a market cap of $18.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31.

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.