Creative Planning Sells 11,074 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Creative Planning reduced its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 9.1% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 110,895 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,074 shares during the period. Creative Planning’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $12,110,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VONG. Montag A & Associates Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at about $47,000. Ignite Planners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 24.7% in the first quarter. Ignite Planners LLC now owns 5,975 shares of the company’s stock valued at $571,000 after purchasing an additional 1,185 shares during the last quarter. Efficient Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $502,000. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 36.9% during the 1st quarter. Strategic Financial Partners Ltd. now owns 198,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,433,000 after purchasing an additional 53,528 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Wedbush Securities Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 30.1% in the 1st quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc. now owns 68,724 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,377,000 after purchasing an additional 15,900 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

VONG opened at $118.55 on Wednesday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $79.39 and a fifty-two week high of $126.83. The company has a market capitalization of $32.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $121.27 and a 200-day moving average of $113.09.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were issued a $0.1419 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.