Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Bought by Avantax Planning Partners Inc.

Avantax Planning Partners Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 1.8% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,953 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 53 shares during the period. Avantax Planning Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $1,212,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VUG. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 34,615.3% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,487,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,252,265,000 after buying an additional 5,471,634 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 23.5% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 28,577,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,729,457,000 after acquiring an additional 5,429,720 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at $970,862,000. Lincoln National Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $293,111,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 26.5% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,231,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,056,000 after purchasing an additional 257,784 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Growth ETF stock opened at $371.80 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $360.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.80 and a beta of 1.12. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $321.29 and a fifty-two week high of $429.11. The stock 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.