Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) Holdings Cut by Prudential Financial Inc.

Prudential Financial Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 29.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 47,998 shares of the company’s stock after selling 20,022 shares during the period. Prudential Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $13,442,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Ritholtz Wealth Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 11.5% in the fourth quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 1,867 shares of the company’s stock valued at $523,000 after acquiring an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 18.0% during the 3rd quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 16,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,311,000 after purchasing an additional 2,464 shares in the last quarter. World Equity Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 111.6% during the 4th quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 3,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,040,000 after purchasing an additional 1,959 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 128,909 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,470,000 after purchasing an additional 1,145 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $292,000.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VBK opened at $258.48 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $233.00 and a fifty-two week high of $304.59. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $277.22 and its two-hundred day moving average is $278.67. The firm has a market cap of $69.43 billion, a P/E ratio of 23.69 and a beta of 1.20.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a $0.4013 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th.

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.