Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) Shares Bought by Vontobel Holding Ltd.

Vontobel Holding Ltd. increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 24.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,322 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,640 shares during the period. Vontobel Holding Ltd.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $649,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VONG. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 114.4% in the third quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 10,661,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $729,648,000 after acquiring an additional 5,689,290 shares during the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $288,590,000. Comerica Bank bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $55,071,000. Congress Wealth Management LLC DE acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $40,572,000. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 21.0% in the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 2,977,796 shares of the company’s stock valued at $203,871,000 after buying an additional 517,435 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VONG opened at $82.15 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.26 billion, a PE ratio of 37.21 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $85.25 and a 200-day simple moving average of $78.94. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $61.54 and a one year high of $87.75.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were given a dividend of $0.155 per share. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.62 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.75%.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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.