First County Bank CT Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

First County Bank CT increased its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 475.7% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 15,464 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 12,778 shares during the period. First County Bank CT’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $1,332,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,945,000 after buying an additional 870 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the second quarter worth about $1,859,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the second quarter worth about $320,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 722,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,894,000 after buying an additional 424,342 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,279,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

VUG stock opened at $87.08 on Tuesday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $69.63 and a fifty-two week high of $90.60. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $86.05 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $81.69. The company has a market capitalization of $225.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22.

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. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.