Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Acquires 41,487 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 1.8% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,342,774 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 41,487 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $255,831,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.0% during the 2nd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the last quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC now owns 40,859 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,791,000 after buying an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. CRA Financial Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. CRA Financial Services LLC now owns 4,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $463,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 3,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after buying an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA now owns 3,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $374,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.2%

VONG opened at $123.54 on Thursday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $79.39 and a 12 month high of $126.83. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $120.14 and a 200 day simple moving average of $111.11. The stock has a market cap of $33.42 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 24th were given 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 an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF 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.