Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Bought by Private Advisor Group LLC

Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 4.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 252,935 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,740 shares during the quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC owned 0.07% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $27,744,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VONG. Amundi acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its position 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 valued at $3,512,000 after purchasing an additional 3,154 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its position 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 valued at $43,896,000 after purchasing an additional 69,346 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $475,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VONG opened at $124.74 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $126.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $120.71. The company has a market cap of $43.63 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $105.22 and a 1 year high of $132.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $0.1592 dividend. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

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.