Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Sold by Howe & Rusling Inc.

Howe & Rusling Inc. reduced its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 32.7% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 498 shares of the company’s stock after selling 242 shares during the period. Howe & Rusling Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $204,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Independent Advisor Alliance increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 1,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $549,000 after purchasing an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P grew its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 194.7% in the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 14,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,604,000 after purchasing an additional 9,643 shares in the last quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 36.0% in the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 1,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $671,000 after buying an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. Cadence Bank acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $256,000. Finally, National Wealth Management Group LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 10.5% during the 3rd quarter. National Wealth Management Group LLC now owns 1,635 shares of the company’s stock worth $628,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $380.59 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $377.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $321.29 and a twelve month high of $429.11. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $405.20 and a 200-day simple moving average of $401.77.

Vanguard Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.46. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

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.