Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Sets New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as high as $366.90 and last traded at $366.63, with a volume of 69088 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $363.80.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Performance

The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $353.32 and its 200 day simple moving average is $338.04. The stock has a market cap of $12.47 billion, a PE ratio of 28.04 and a beta of 1.13.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of VOOG. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 87.2% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 73 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Atlas Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $33,000. New Millennium Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $37,000. Finally, Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $41,000.

About Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.