PFG Advisors Acquires 861 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

PFG Advisors raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 53,997 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 861 shares during the period. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $5,212,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Liberty Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5,886.5% in the second quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 412,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,666,000 after buying an additional 405,288 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 291.0% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 481,296 shares of the company’s stock valued at $41,714,000 after buying an additional 358,214 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 18.3% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,704,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,926,000 after purchasing an additional 264,005 shares during the period. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $23,994,000. Finally, Edge Capital Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 97.9% during the second quarter. Edge Capital Group LLC now owns 444,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,672,000 after purchasing an additional 219,736 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 0.9 %

Shares of NASDAQ VONG opened at $97.80 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $22.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $65.85 and a 1-year high of $98.98. The business’s 50 day moving average is $93.99 and its 200-day moving average is $91.18.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.139 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.57%.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF 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.