Uptick Partners LLC Makes New $1.07 Million Investment in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Uptick Partners LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm bought 9,733 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,068,000.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 51.7% in the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 51,255,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,240,406,000 after purchasing an additional 17,473,802 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 8,174,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,208,000 after purchasing an additional 494,747 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,229,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $514,990,000 after purchasing an additional 245,413 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,031,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $485,265,000 after purchasing an additional 320,907 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.8% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,705,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $404,694,000 after purchasing an additional 534,216 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $127.57 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $44.80 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $126.88 and a 200-day simple moving average of $120.90. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $105.22 and a 12 month high of $132.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.1592 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a 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.