Advantage Trust Co Takes Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Advantage Trust Co acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 268 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $29,000.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.5% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,602,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $612,651,000 after buying an additional 1,077,100 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1,317.6% during the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 600,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,681,000 after purchasing an additional 558,228 shares in the last quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $44,778,000. Cynosure Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $23,093,000. Finally, Tolleson Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth $19,820,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 1.1%

Shares of VONG stock opened at $121.60 on Tuesday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $117.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $108.11. The company has a market cap of $32.90 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $79.39 and a 12-month high of $122.66.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were given a dividend of $0.1419 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. 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.