Blair William & Co. IL Reduces Position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Blair William & Co. IL decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 191,450 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,100 shares during the period. Blair William & Co. IL owned about 0.06% of Vanguard Growth ETF worth $78,579,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VUG. Pitcairn Co. bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $490,000. Independent Advisor Alliance boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 1,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $549,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 194.7% in the 3rd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 14,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,604,000 after buying an additional 9,643 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 36.0% in the 3rd quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 1,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $671,000 after acquiring an additional 463 shares during the period. Finally, Cadence Bank bought a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $256,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG stock opened at $383.03 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $379.60 billion, a PE ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $321.29 and a 1 year high of $429.11. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $405.79 and a two-hundred day moving average of $401.92.

Vanguard Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a $0.50 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This is an increase from Vanguard Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.46.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.