Stephens Inc. AR Acquires 76,549 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Stephens Inc. AR increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 21.0% in the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 441,472 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 76,549 shares during the period. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $48,425,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VONG. Bank of America Corp DE raised its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 51.7% during the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 51,255,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,240,406,000 after purchasing an additional 17,473,802 shares during the period. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11,768.8% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,737,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,494,000 after purchasing an additional 1,722,485 shares during the period. Jabodon PT Co. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $177,692,000. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $128,233,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $123,378,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VONG opened at $124.74 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $43.63 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a fifty day moving average of $126.52 and a 200 day moving average of $120.71. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $105.22 and a 52-week 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 paid a $0.1592 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.