Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Sets New 52-Week High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as $382.35 and last traded at $382.35, with a volume of 8553 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $378.25.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $12.95 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.04 and a beta of 1.13. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $368.98 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $349.29.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 87.2% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 73 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Securities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at $41,000. GAMMA Investing LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $45,000. MidAtlantic Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth about $73,000. Finally, Union Savings Bank increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 34.7% during the fourth quarter. Union Savings Bank now owns 256 shares of the company’s stock valued at $94,000 after buying an additional 66 shares during the period.

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.