Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI Increases Stock Position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG)

Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI lifted its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) by 82.5% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,407 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 636 shares during the period. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF were worth $515,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VOOG. Rodgers & Associates LTD increased its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 1.7% during the third quarter. Rodgers & Associates LTD now owns 1,770 shares of the company’s stock worth $611,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 1.3% in the fourth quarter. Tudor Financial Inc. now owns 2,334 shares of the company’s stock valued at $854,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 87.2% during the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 73 shares of the company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. PFG Investments LLC grew its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.6% during the third quarter. PFG Investments LLC now owns 1,435 shares of the company’s stock worth $496,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the period. Finally, Tradewinds LLC. increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.6% in the third quarter. Tradewinds LLC. now owns 1,568 shares of the company’s stock worth $541,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Trading Up 2.0 %

NYSEARCA:VOOG opened at $376.88 on Wednesday. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $278.36 and a twelve month high of $386.44. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.04 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $370.99 and its 200 day simple moving average is $350.47.

About Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.