Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Sold by GoalVest Advisory LLC

GoalVest Advisory LLC decreased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 0.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 77,926 shares of the company’s stock after selling 226 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises approximately 8.8% of GoalVest Advisory LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd largest position. GoalVest Advisory LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $31,984,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 8.4% during the second quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 2,147 shares of the company’s stock valued at $803,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 502.1% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 7,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,736,000 after purchasing an additional 6,101 shares in the last quarter. Wick Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,680,000. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.1% during the second quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 122,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,894,000 after purchasing an additional 4,815 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 633.9% in the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,847 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,561,000 after purchasing an additional 5,914 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG opened at $424.50 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $146.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $413.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $390.60. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $317.59 and a fifty-two week high of $428.69.

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.