First National Bank of Omaha Purchases Shares of 268,429 Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

First National Bank of Omaha purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 268,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $32,950,000. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF accounts for about 1.0% of First National Bank of Omaha’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th biggest position. First National Bank of Omaha owned approximately 0.09% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VONG. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $25,000. Triumph Capital Management grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 208.6% during the fourth quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Founders Financial Alliance LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at about $32,000. Quadrant Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $32,000. Finally, West Paces Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $42,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.1%

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $125.20 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $42.70 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $123.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $120.41. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $103.39 and a twelve month high of $132.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.1418 per share. 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. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

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.