Swmg LLC Purchases New Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Swmg LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) during the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor acquired 2,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $320,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. CWA Asset Management Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $533,000. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5.6% in the first quarter. Petra Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 6,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $575,000 after acquiring an additional 329 shares during the last quarter. Bernardo Wealth Planning LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.1% in the first quarter. Bernardo Wealth Planning LLC now owns 197,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,352,000 after acquiring an additional 5,979 shares in the last quarter. Rodgers & Associates LTD grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.3% during the first quarter. Rodgers & Associates LTD now owns 54,429 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,050,000 after purchasing an additional 4,194 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 35.1% during the first quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 28,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,690,000 after purchasing an additional 7,535 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $120.24 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $32.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $79.39 and a fifty-two week high of $122.66. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $117.84 and a 200-day simple moving average of $107.71.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were given a dividend of $0.1419 per share. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th.

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.