Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Purchased by Wedmont Private Capital

Wedmont Private Capital raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 12.2% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 98,404 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 10,666 shares during the quarter. Wedmont Private Capital’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $8,985,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 458.6% in the second quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 219,112,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,137,223,000 after purchasing an additional 179,884,185 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 573.4% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 58,557,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,043,716,000 after buying an additional 49,861,056 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 539.0% during the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,330,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,009,661,000 after buying an additional 19,678,907 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 513.1% during the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,888,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $937,908,000 after acquiring an additional 9,112,231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 505.8% during the second quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 9,627,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $829,287,000 after purchasing an additional 8,038,008 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG stock traded up $0.58 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $91.89. The company had a trading volume of 2,392,024 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,268,281. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $88.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $85.42. The company has a market capitalization of $237.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $69.63 and a 52 week high of $93.00.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company Profile

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.