Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Bought by Pecaut & CO.

Pecaut & CO. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 495.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 27,432 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 22,824 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for about 0.7% of Pecaut & CO.’s holdings, making the stock its 27th largest holding. Pecaut & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $2,363,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VUG. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,945,000 after purchasing an additional 870 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $1,859,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $320,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 722,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,894,000 after purchasing an additional 424,342 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,279,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.5%

Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF stock opened at $87.68 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $87.03 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.44. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $69.63 and a 12-month high of $90.60. The stock has a market cap of $226.81 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.