IFG Advisory LLC Has $4.31 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

IFG Advisory LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 12.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,398 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,916 shares during the quarter. IFG Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $4,310,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VONG. Amundi acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter valued at approximately $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,512,000 after acquiring an additional 3,154 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 473,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,896,000 after acquiring an additional 69,346 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $475,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VONG opened at $130.89 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $44.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $101.40 and a one year high of $130.94. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $119.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $119.83.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a $0.1418 dividend. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

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.