EP Wealth Advisors LLC Buys New Shares in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

EP Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund purchased 2,758 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $266,000.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VONG. VitalStone Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 12.1% in the third quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 990 shares of the company’s stock worth $96,000 after buying an additional 107 shares during the period. Financial Advocates Investment Management increased its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.1% in the 2nd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 12,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. EQ LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. EQ LLC now owns 6,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $625,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 14.1% during the third quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 1,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.2% in the third quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 2,640 shares of the company’s stock worth $255,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ VONG opened at $106.55 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $100.58 and its 200 day moving average is $95.64. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $75.60 and a 52 week high of $107.34. The company has a market cap of $24.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.52%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

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.