Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) Reaches New 52-Week High – Time to Buy?

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) shares hit a new 52-week high during trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $131.31 and last traded at $130.84, with a volume of 74278 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $127.89.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Trading Up 2.3%

The firm has a market capitalization of $894.95 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 19.94 and a beta of 1.10. The company’s 50 day moving average is $123.61 and its 200-day moving average is $120.99.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Global Retirement Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $6,607,000. Code Waechter LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at about $5,306,000. Brown Advisory Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $3,415,000. PFG Advisors acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $2,843,000. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 44.6% during the 3rd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 45,171 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,500,000 after buying an additional 13,926 shares during the period.

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.