International Assets Investment Management LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

International Assets Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 40,570 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,165,000.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $57,000. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1,990.0% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 418 shares of the company’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. MCF Advisors LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. Deutsche Bank AG acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $36,000. Finally, Kayne Anderson Rudnick Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VONG opened at $83.36 on Thursday. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $85.38 and its 200 day simple moving average is $78.58. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $61.54 and a 1 year high of $87.75. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.21 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 22nd were issued a dividend of $0.155 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, March 21st. This represents a $0.62 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.74%.

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.