Freestone Capital Holdings LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Freestone Capital Holdings LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 2,564 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $280,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,307 shares of the company’s stock worth $143,000 after buying an additional 108 shares in the last quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.4% in the 1st quarter. Prosperity Consulting Group LLC now owns 40,859 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,791,000 after buying an additional 144 shares in the last quarter. CRA Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. CRA Financial Services LLC now owns 4,240 shares of the company’s stock worth $463,000 after buying an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5.2% in the 2nd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 3,093 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,000 after buying an additional 153 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 4.2% in the 1st quarter. Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA now owns 3,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.7%

Shares of VONG opened at $123.35 on Wednesday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $79.39 and a 1 year high of $126.83. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $119.97 and a 200-day simple moving average of $111.02. The stock has a market cap of $33.37 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were issued a $0.1419 dividend. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company 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.