Oarsman Capital Inc. Sells 50 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Oarsman Capital Inc. lessened its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 12.7% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 345 shares of the company’s stock after selling 50 shares during the period. Oarsman Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $97,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 16.6% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 855,442 shares of the company’s stock worth $239,575,000 after acquiring an additional 121,770 shares during the period. Leeward Financial Partners LLC increased its position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.1% during the 4th quarter. Leeward Financial Partners LLC now owns 21,459 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,010,000 after purchasing an additional 644 shares during the period. Smith Moore & CO. raised its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 4.9% during the 4th quarter. Smith Moore & CO. now owns 1,069 shares of the company’s stock worth $299,000 after purchasing an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.8% in the 4th quarter. Thoroughbred Financial Services LLC now owns 958 shares of the company’s stock worth $268,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Finally, World Investment Advisors boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 2,351.1% in the 4th quarter. World Investment Advisors now owns 56,767 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,898,000 after purchasing an additional 54,451 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Stock Down 5.3 %

VBK opened at $227.18 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $221.75 and a twelve month high of $304.59. The company has a fifty day moving average of $271.62 and a 200-day moving average of $278.46. The stock has a market cap of $61.02 billion, a PE ratio of 24.89 and a beta of 1.18.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were issued a dividend of $0.4013 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was 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.