Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. Decreases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 1.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 4,061 shares of the company’s stock after selling 49 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises 0.8% of Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Retirement Planning Co of New England Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $1,667,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 23.5% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 28,577,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,729,457,000 after buying an additional 5,429,720 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 5,471,634 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.9% in the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,986,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,914,378,000 after purchasing an additional 46,171 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 6.5% in the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,176,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,219,641,000 after purchasing an additional 194,506 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $970,862,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $379.56 on Tuesday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $321.29 and a 12-month high of $429.11. The company has a market capitalization of $376.16 billion, a PE ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $409.72 and its two-hundred day moving average is $401.39.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

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.