Country Trust Bank Trims Stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Country Trust Bank lessened its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2.1% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,743 shares of the company’s stock after selling 38 shares during the period. Country Trust Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $715,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Axiom Advisory LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.3% in the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 7,251,690 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,696,912,000 after acquiring an additional 614,652 shares during the period. Smith Anglin Financial LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 49,394.9% during the third quarter. Smith Anglin Financial LLC now owns 361,313 shares of the company’s stock valued at $138,719,000 after purchasing an additional 360,583 shares in the last quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 26.5% in the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,231,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $462,056,000 after purchasing an additional 257,784 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 6.5% during the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,176,728 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,219,641,000 after purchasing an additional 194,506 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Campbell Wealth Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth about $72,989,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

VUG stock opened at $419.95 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $317.59 and a 12-month high of $428.69. The business’s 50-day moving average is $416.50 and its 200 day moving average is $392.20. The stock has a market cap of $144.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26.

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.