LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC Buys 262,100 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 470.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 317,854 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 262,100 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up about 3.3% of LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. LaSalle St. Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $27,380,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Mystic Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 500.0% in the second quarter. Mystic Asset Management Inc. now owns 5,484 shares of the company’s stock worth $472,000 after buying an additional 4,570 shares during the last quarter. Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 376.8% during the 2nd quarter. Oxford Financial Group LTD. LLC now owns 25,518 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,198,000 after acquiring an additional 20,166 shares during the period. Reliant Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $240,000. Advisors Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 542.6% in the 2nd quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 1,407,673 shares of the company’s stock valued at $121,257,000 after purchasing an additional 1,188,601 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MJP Associates Inc. ADV raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 573.8% in the 2nd quarter. MJP Associates Inc. ADV now owns 49,741 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,285,000 after purchasing an additional 42,359 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.9%

Shares of VUG stock opened at $87.17 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $225.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s 50 day moving average is $86.32 and its two-hundred day moving average is $82.43. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $69.63 and a 12-month high of $90.60.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

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. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.