Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Sold by New Century Financial Group LLC

New Century Financial Group LLC cut its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 3.8% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 990 shares of the company’s stock after selling 39 shares during the quarter. New Century Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $413,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VUG. Sanctuary Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $270,138,000. Axiom Advisory LLC increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.3% during the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 7,251,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,696,912,000 after purchasing an additional 614,652 shares during the last quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 49,394.9% during the third quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 361,313 shares of the company’s stock worth $138,719,000 after purchasing an additional 360,583 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 26.5% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,231,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $462,056,000 after purchasing an additional 257,784 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Magnolia Capital Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $86,256,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.5 %

Shares of VUG opened at $424.02 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $317.59 and a twelve month high of $428.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $146.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $414.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $391.08.

Vanguard Growth ETF 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.