Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Purchased by Wealthspire Retirement LLC

Wealthspire Retirement LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 3.0% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 339,365 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,805 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF comprises 2.2% of Wealthspire Retirement LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest holding. Wealthspire Retirement LLC owned 0.10% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $37,225,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VONG. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 51.7% in the 4th 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. LPL Financial LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 8,174,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,208,000 after buying an additional 494,747 shares during the last quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.2% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,229,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $514,990,000 after buying an additional 245,413 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 7.3% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,710,855 shares of the company’s stock valued at $405,968,000 after buying an additional 251,712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.8% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,705,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $404,694,000 after buying an additional 534,216 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VONG opened at $124.44 on Thursday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $126.70 and a 200-day moving average price of $121.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.70 billion, a P/E 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 firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a $0.1592 dividend. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

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.