Retirement Planning Group LLC Buys 6,266 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Retirement Planning Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 64.3% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 16,008 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,266 shares during the period. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $1,748,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. LPL Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.5% during the 1st quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,602,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $612,651,000 after purchasing an additional 1,077,100 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.4% during the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,642,676 shares of the company’s stock worth $430,794,000 after purchasing an additional 17,893 shares in the last quarter. Citigroup Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.3% during the 1st quarter. Citigroup Inc. now owns 3,675,208 shares of the company’s stock worth $341,023,000 after purchasing an additional 117,686 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,283,557 shares of the company’s stock worth $358,564,000 after purchasing an additional 36,007 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.7% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,171,773 shares of the company’s stock worth $294,309,000 after purchasing an additional 198,869 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

VONG opened at $121.56 on Wednesday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $79.39 and a fifty-two week high of $122.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $32.89 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08. The company’s 50-day moving average is $118.10 and its 200 day moving average is $108.20.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were issued a $0.1419 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.