Bridgewater Advisors Inc. Boosts Stock Position in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 322.7% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 23,567 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,992 shares during the period. Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $10,294,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VUG. Enclave Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC now owns 39,547 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,293,000 after buying an additional 2,462 shares during the period. Cypress Financial Planning LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 50.3% during the fourth quarter. Cypress Financial Planning LLC now owns 3,717 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,823,000 after acquiring an additional 1,244 shares during the period. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $647,000. Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions Inc. now owns 53,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,339,000 after acquiring an additional 1,670 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Nova R Wealth Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $769,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $83.48 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $215.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $69.63 and a 12 month high of $90.60. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $86.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.58.

Vanguard Growth ETF 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.