Avantax Planning Partners Inc. Reduces Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. lowered its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 11.2% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 6,506 shares of the company’s stock after selling 819 shares during the quarter. Avantax Planning Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $672,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $307,101,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $180,769,000. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.3% during the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,172,862 shares of the company’s stock worth $499,285,000 after purchasing an additional 481,895 shares in the last quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 209.2% during the 3rd quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 271,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,217,000 after purchasing an additional 183,789 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 49.2% during the 4th quarter. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC now owns 386,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,891,000 after purchasing an additional 127,266 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 0.4 %

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $93.45 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $22.66 billion, a PE ratio of 36.54 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $103.70 and a 200 day moving average price of $100.81. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $81.08 and a 52 week high of $107.97.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were issued a $0.1378 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

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.