Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Acquires 2,204 Shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) by 23.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,738 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 2,204 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF were worth $1,365,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VIOG. Lowery Thomas LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 3.0% during the fourth quarter. Lowery Thomas LLC now owns 28,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,307,000 after buying an additional 828 shares during the last quarter. Naviter Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth $672,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth $13,664,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 50.2% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 712 shares of the company’s stock valued at $83,000 after purchasing an additional 238 shares during the last quarter. Finally, World Equity Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $223,000.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF stock opened at $106.15 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $813.11 million, a PE ratio of 19.07 and a beta of 1.14. Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $103.53 and a fifty-two week high of $130.74. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $114.77 and its 200 day simple moving average is $118.57.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a $0.3188 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th.

About Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (VIOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P Small Cap 600 Growth index, a market-cap-weighted index of US small-cap companies characterized by strong growth factors. VIOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.