Ethos Financial Group LLC Cuts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Ethos Financial Group LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 24.5% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,056 shares of the company’s stock after selling 8,119 shares during the period. Ethos Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $2,757,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Advisors Preferred LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 33.2% during the 1st quarter. Advisors Preferred LLC now owns 153,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,891,000 after purchasing an additional 38,400 shares during the period. Sigma Planning Corp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11.2% in the 1st quarter. Sigma Planning Corp now owns 12,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,420,000 after buying an additional 1,308 shares during the period. Calamos Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth about $833,000. AMG National Trust Bank grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 23.7% during the first quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 64,245 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,047,000 after buying an additional 12,308 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Planning Group LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 28.9% during the first quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC now owns 20,655 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,266,000 after buying an additional 4,630 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

VONG stock opened at $126.86 on Wednesday. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $126.98 and its 200 day moving average price is $120.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.22 and a fifty-two week high of $132.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.1592 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%.

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.