Essex Financial Services Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Essex Financial Services Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 15,998 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 452 shares during the quarter. Essex Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $6,300,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Compass Ion Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 25.0% in the first quarter. Compass Ion Advisors LLC now owns 6,519 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,244,000 after purchasing an additional 1,302 shares during the last quarter. Francis Financial Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.5% in the 1st quarter. Francis Financial Inc. now owns 48,819 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,804,000 after buying an additional 2,565 shares during the last quarter. Scott Capital Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.2% in the first quarter. Scott Capital Advisors LLC now owns 101,407 shares of the company’s stock worth $34,765,000 after acquiring an additional 4,086 shares during the period. Chapin Davis Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 26.2% during the first quarter. Chapin Davis Inc. now owns 2,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $895,000 after acquiring an additional 539 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversified Trust Co lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 103.6% in the first quarter. Diversified Trust Co now owns 11,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,938,000 after acquiring an additional 5,821 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Up 0.5 %

NYSEARCA VUG opened at $392.47 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $135.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $379.36 and a 200-day moving average price of $365.70. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $260.65 and a 52 week high of $395.98.

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.