Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Purchased by Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp

Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 12.6% during the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 256,890 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 28,747 shares during the quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $31,276,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VONG. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.0% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares in the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.9% during the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after acquiring an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 22.2% during the 4th quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,000 after acquiring an additional 102 shares in the last quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 763 shares of the company’s stock valued at $92,000 after acquiring an additional 105 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Trust Point Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 4,861 shares of the company’s stock valued at $592,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:VONG opened at $126.92 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.29 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $116.80 and its 200 day simple moving average is $119.42. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $99.91 and a twelve month high of $127.67.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1418 per share. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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.