Wedbush Securities Inc. Sells 53,113 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Wedbush Securities Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 84.7% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 9,591 shares of the company’s stock after selling 53,113 shares during the quarter. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $1,165,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VONG. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 7.9% in the 4th quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 91,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,185,000 after purchasing an additional 6,698 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 8,174,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,208,000 after purchasing an additional 494,747 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Wealth Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $20,668,000. Sigma Planning Corp increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 178.4% in the fourth quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 11,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,417,000 after purchasing an additional 7,459 shares during the period. Finally, Spartan Wealth Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the first quarter worth $11,653,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ:VONG opened at $126.39 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $125.20 and a 200 day moving average of $122.00. 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 firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.1592 per share. 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. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

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.