Petra Financial Advisors Inc. Increases Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Petra Financial Advisors Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 7,009 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 809 shares during the period. Petra Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $765,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VONG. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 73.5% in the 1st quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. now owns 6,906 shares of the company’s stock worth $641,000 after purchasing an additional 2,926 shares in the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 337.9% during the first quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 2,080 shares of the company’s stock worth $193,000 after acquiring an additional 1,605 shares during the last quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 39.5% in the 1st quarter. Bessemer Group Inc. now owns 12,368 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,147,000 after acquiring an additional 3,500 shares during the last quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 26.0% during the first quarter. Bartlett & CO. Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,270 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,000 after purchasing an additional 469 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Sovran Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 28.6% during the first quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 6,239 shares of the company’s stock valued at $548,000 after purchasing an additional 1,389 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 1.7%

NASDAQ:VONG opened at $124.83 on Tuesday. The business’s 50-day moving average is $118.64 and its 200 day moving average is $109.35. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $79.39 and a 12 month high of $124.92. The company has a market capitalization of $33.77 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced 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. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13.

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.