NorthRock Partners LLC Sells 1,867 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

NorthRock Partners LLC lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 40.3% in the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,767 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,867 shares during the period. NorthRock Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $302,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently modified their holdings of VONG. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.5% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,602,552 shares of the company’s stock valued at $612,651,000 after acquiring an additional 1,077,100 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1,317.6% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 600,596 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,681,000 after acquiring an additional 558,228 shares during the last quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter valued at $44,778,000. Cynosure Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter valued at $23,093,000. Finally, Tolleson Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $19,820,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.5%

VONG opened at $119.63 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $79.39 and a twelve month high of $122.66. The company has a fifty day moving average of $117.73 and a 200-day moving average of $107.44. The stock has a market cap of $32.36 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were given a dividend of $0.1419 per share. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF 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.