Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) Shares Bought by Commonwealth Equity Services LLC

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 2,054,868 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 16,377 shares during the quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $198,336,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 55.3% in the fourth quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,540 shares of the company’s stock worth $198,000 after purchasing an additional 904 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.4% during the fourth quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 467,872 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,503,000 after buying an additional 55,121 shares in the last quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 87.2% during the fourth quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 12,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $962,000 after acquiring an additional 5,744 shares during the period. Park Avenue Securities LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 70.2% during the first quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC now owns 14,761 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,279,000 after acquiring an additional 6,089 shares during the period. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the first quarter worth about $1,540,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VONG traded up $0.57 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $98.54. 1,429,040 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 825,046. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $94.62 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.35. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $65.85 and a 52 week high of $98.98. The company has a market cap of $22.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.139 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.56%.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.