1,459,482 Shares in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Bought by Jabodon PT Co.

Jabodon PT Co. bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor bought 1,459,482 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $177,692,000. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF accounts for about 23.5% of Jabodon PT Co.’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Founders Financial Alliance LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $32,000. West Paces Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at $56,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $126.60 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $103.39 and a fifty-two week high of $132.94. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $122.66 and its two-hundred day moving average is $120.24.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.