Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG) Reaches New 12-Month High – Still a Buy?

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VIOG)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $141.54 and last traded at $141.48, with a volume of 88298 shares. The stock had previously closed at $140.79.

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

The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $130.02 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $126.62. The company has a market cap of $954.79 million, a PE ratio of 19.94 and a beta of 1.07.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF by 400.0% in the 4th quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 250 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Birchwood Financial Partners Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth $35,000. Finally, FNY Investment Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF in the third quarter worth $36,000.

Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.