Squarepoint Ops LLC Purchases 62,543 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 363.4% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 79,755 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 62,543 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $6,870,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Bonfire Financial raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 494.4% in the second quarter. Bonfire Financial now owns 102,807 shares of the company’s stock valued at $8,856,000 after acquiring an additional 85,512 shares during the period. Canandaigua National Bank & Trust Co. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $1,635,000. Abound Wealth Management grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 602.7% during the 2nd quarter. Abound Wealth Management now owns 10,456 shares of the company’s stock valued at $901,000 after purchasing an additional 8,968 shares during the last quarter. Calder Financial LLC raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 502.0% in the 2nd quarter. Calder Financial LLC now owns 55,893 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,815,000 after purchasing an additional 46,609 shares during the period. Finally, Valued Retirements Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 499.9% in the 2nd quarter. Valued Retirements Inc. now owns 10,366 shares of the company’s stock worth $893,000 after purchasing an additional 8,638 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $87.21 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $69.63 and a 1 year high of $90.60. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.06 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $83.51. The company has a market cap of $225.60 billion, a P/E 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.