Loomis Sayles & Co. L P Grows Position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Loomis Sayles & Co. L P raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 194.7% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 14,595 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 9,643 shares during the quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $5,604,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 1,430 shares of the company’s stock valued at $549,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Prosperity Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 7.0% in the third quarter. Prosperity Financial Group Inc. now owns 1,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $675,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares during the last quarter. Estate Counselors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 11.8% in the third quarter. Estate Counselors LLC now owns 18,694 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,185,000 after purchasing an additional 1,974 shares during the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.2% in the third quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 2,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $798,000 after purchasing an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 10.1% in the third quarter. Cahill Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 141,137 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,187,000 after purchasing an additional 12,953 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

VUG stock opened at $405.72 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $392.54 and its 200 day moving average is $376.10. The stock has a market cap of $139.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $294.34 and a 1-year high of $410.94.

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.