Bessemer Group Inc. Sells 3,124 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Bessemer Group Inc. lowered its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 25.3% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 9,244 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,124 shares during the quarter. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $1,009,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VONG. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.2% in the first quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 7,156 shares of the company’s stock valued at $664,000 after purchasing an additional 219 shares in the last quarter. Blair William & Co. IL increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.2% in the first quarter. Blair William & Co. IL now owns 16,104 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,494,000 after purchasing an additional 497 shares in the last quarter. Michels Family Financial LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.2% in the second quarter. Michels Family Financial LLC now owns 28,896 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,155,000 after purchasing an additional 903 shares in the last quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.8% in the first quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 67,594 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,272,000 after purchasing an additional 6,053 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.4% in the first quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 49,966 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,636,000 after purchasing an additional 222 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VONG opened at $124.91 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $79.39 and a 52 week high of $126.83. The company has a market capitalization of $33.79 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $119.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $110.21.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.