Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) Shares Purchased by Essex Financial Services Inc.

Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) by 1.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 90,592 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,482 shares during the quarter. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF comprises about 2.3% of Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Essex Financial Services Inc. owned 0.27% of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF worth $33,162,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $329,000. Activest Wealth Management acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $99,000. Stephens Inc. AR increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 1,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares during the last quarter. Apollon Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $958,000. Finally, Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Joel Isaacson & Co. LLC now owns 118,083 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,226,000 after purchasing an additional 4,222 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VOOG opened at $381.20 on Tuesday. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a one year low of $285.24 and a one year high of $386.44. The stock has a market cap of $12.90 billion, a PE ratio of 28.04 and a beta of 1.13. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $373.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $353.14.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.