Wedbush Securities Inc. Buys 5,323 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Wedbush Securities Inc. increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 11.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 52,824 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,323 shares during the period. Wedbush Securities Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $5,457,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. FMR LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11.3% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 49,230 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,752,000 after buying an additional 4,988 shares during the period. Quantinno Capital Management LP boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 66.0% during the 3rd quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 80,324 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,753,000 after acquiring an additional 31,949 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.8% in the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 163,824 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,813,000 after acquiring an additional 2,859 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 275.4% in the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 10,128 shares of the company’s stock valued at $978,000 after acquiring an additional 7,430 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the third quarter worth $266,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VONG stock opened at $83.88 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $81.08 and a fifty-two week high of $107.97. The company has a market cap of $22.01 billion, a PE ratio of 31.13 and a beta of 1.08. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $99.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $100.85.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a $0.1366 dividend. This represents a $0.55 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.65%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.