Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Bought by Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.

Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 587.8% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,704,579 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 3,166,000 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises about 0.7% of Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $319,112,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VUG. Turning Point Benefit Group Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the third quarter worth about $26,000. Strategic Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $35,000. Garner Asset Management Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $41,000. Finally, Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $44,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG opened at $89.73 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $232.12 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $86.02 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $82.18. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $69.63 and a 1-year high of $90.60.

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.