EMC Capital Management Invests $16.16 Million in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

EMC Capital Management acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) in the second quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund acquired 187,584 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $16,159,000. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for 6.4% of EMC Capital Management’s holdings, making the stock its 6th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Valpey Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 46,787.8% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 8,168,795 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,985,228,000 after buying an additional 8,151,373 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 14.1% during the 1st quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 54,648,818 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,870,057,000 after buying an additional 6,771,524 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,690,059,000. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 587.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. now owns 3,704,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $319,112,000 after acquiring an additional 3,166,000 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Avior Wealth Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 533.8% in the 2nd quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 2,759,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $237,605,000 after acquiring an additional 2,324,150 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $89.34 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $86.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $82.23. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $69.63 and a fifty-two week high of $90.60. The company has a market capitalization of $231.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company Profile

Vanguard Growth Index Fund, formerly Vanguard Growth ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of large United States companies. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.