PFG Advisors Has $46.19 Million Stock Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

PFG Advisors boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 20.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 112,531 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,467 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up about 2.8% of PFG Advisors’ portfolio, making the stock its biggest holding. PFG Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $46,187,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 34,615.3% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,487,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,252,265,000 after purchasing an additional 5,471,634 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 23.5% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 28,577,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,729,457,000 after purchasing an additional 5,429,720 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $970,862,000. Lincoln National Corp bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $293,111,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 26.5% in the 3rd quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,231,708 shares of the company’s stock valued at $462,056,000 after purchasing an additional 257,784 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $371.80 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $360.94 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.80 and a beta of 1.12. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $321.29 and a 1 year high of $429.11. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $412.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $401.34.

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.