Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc. Lowers Stock Position in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK)

Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc. lowered its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 10.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,976 shares of the company’s stock after selling 554 shares during the period. Sentinel Pension Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF were worth $1,394,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VBK. Axiom Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 7.5% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 1,687,493 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,400,000 after buying an additional 118,211 shares in the last quarter. Assetmark Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 3.4% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 1,407,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $376,395,000 after purchasing an additional 46,877 shares during the period. Sei Investments Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 6.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sei Investments Co. now owns 883,152 shares of the company’s stock worth $220,873,000 after acquiring an additional 56,416 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.2% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 683,432 shares of the company’s stock worth $182,729,000 after purchasing an additional 8,168 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 37.5% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 407,114 shares of the company’s stock valued at $108,850,000 after acquiring an additional 110,959 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA VBK traded up $0.71 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $280.65. 294,053 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 316,652. The company has a market cap of $18.91 billion, a PE ratio of 23.60 and a beta of 1.31. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $289.56 and its 200-day simple moving average is $270.08. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $229.03 and a 52 week high of $304.59.

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.