Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Buys 22,461 Shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF $VBK

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VBK) by 12.9% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 197,058 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 22,461 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned approximately 0.29% of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF worth $54,573,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Johnson Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 90.5% during the 2nd quarter. Johnson Financial Group Inc. now owns 625 shares of the company’s stock worth $173,000 after purchasing an additional 297 shares during the period. Stevens Capital Partners grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 91.1% during the 2nd quarter. Stevens Capital Partners now owns 3,203 shares of the company’s stock worth $899,000 after buying an additional 1,527 shares in the last quarter. Mayfair Advisory Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 1.9% during the 2nd quarter. Mayfair Advisory Group LLC now owns 3,827 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,068,000 after buying an additional 72 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 30.1% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $181,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF by 28.6% in the second quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. now owns 8,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,387,000 after acquiring an additional 1,917 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VBK opened at $304.04 on Friday. Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $214.77 and a 1-year high of $310.81. The company has a 50-day moving average of $299.62 and a 200 day moving average of $287.32. The firm has a market cap of $20.75 billion, a PE ratio of 27.57 and a beta of 1.17.

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.