Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Acquired by EP Wealth Advisors LLC

EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 6.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,176,728 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 194,506 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 10.5% of EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its largest holding. EP Wealth Advisors LLC owned about 0.92% of Vanguard Growth ETF worth $1,219,641,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Jennison Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 219.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $994,000 after acquiring an additional 1,779 shares during the last quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% during the 2nd quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 18,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,973,000 after purchasing an additional 962 shares during the period. Creative Planning raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 271,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,154,000 after buying an additional 3,749 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 30.8% in the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 111,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,297,000 after acquiring an additional 26,169 shares during the period. Finally, Park National Corp OH raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.1% during the 2nd quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 4,639 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,735,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Growth ETF stock opened at $423.26 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $298.08 and a 12-month high of $423.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.81 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $396.28 and a 200-day simple moving average of $378.64.

Vanguard Growth ETF 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.