Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. Sells 479,551 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. reduced its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 5.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 7,597,192 shares of the company’s stock after selling 479,551 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up 6.6% of Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest position. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. owned approximately 2.21% of Vanguard Growth ETF worth $3,118,191,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Tidemark LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Tidemark LLC now owns 473 shares of the company’s stock worth $194,000 after purchasing an additional 24 shares during the period. Lifeworks Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Lifeworks Advisors LLC now owns 2,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,077,000 after buying an additional 25 shares in the last quarter. Caitlin John LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. Caitlin John LLC now owns 327 shares of the company’s stock worth $134,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period. Schnieders Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.1% in the fourth quarter. Schnieders Capital Management LLC now owns 1,241 shares of the company’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares in the last quarter. Finally, WR Wealth Planners LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. WR Wealth Planners LLC now owns 1,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $478,000 after acquiring an additional 26 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG opened at $391.70 on Wednesday. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $406.41 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $402.05. The company has a market capitalization of $388.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $321.29 and a 1-year high of $429.11.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Growth Index Fund, formerly Vanguard Growth ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of large United States companies.