ARK & TLK Investments LLC Purchases 47 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

ARK & TLK Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 4.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,130 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the quarter. ARK & TLK Investments LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $464,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Quantbot Technologies LP increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 36.0% in the third quarter. Quantbot Technologies LP now owns 1,748 shares of the company’s stock valued at $671,000 after acquiring an additional 463 shares during the last quarter. Fiduciary Trust Co acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $572,000. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 34,169 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,045,000 after purchasing an additional 313 shares in the last quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.1% during the 3rd quarter. Flow Traders U.S. LLC now owns 6,156 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,363,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TRUE Private Wealth Advisors boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.7% in the 3rd quarter. TRUE Private Wealth Advisors now owns 1,769 shares of the company’s stock valued at $679,000 after buying an additional 63 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 2.7 %

Shares of VUG opened at $370.43 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $367.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $404.29 and its 200 day simple moving average is $402.11. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $321.29 and a 1-year high of $429.11.

Vanguard Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Thursday, March 27th will be issued a dividend of $0.50 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 27th. This is a boost from Vanguard Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.46.

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.