Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC Purchases 3,299 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 17.8% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,866 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,299 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for approximately 1.8% of Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. Watts Gwilliam & Co. LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $10,410,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,945,000 after acquiring an additional 870 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.6% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 178,670 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,254,000 after purchasing an additional 9,412 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 51.1% in the first quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,168 shares of the company’s stock worth $804,000 after purchasing an additional 733 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the first quarter valued at $3,728,000. Finally, Boston Family Office LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.3% during the first quarter. Boston Family Office LLC now owns 1,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $401,000 after purchasing an additional 45 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG stock opened at $485.26 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average is $486.90 and its 200-day moving average is $463.09. The stock has a market capitalization of $196.98 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $316.14 and a 1 year high of $505.38.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

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.