Venture Visionary Partners LLC Acquires 4,040 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Venture Visionary Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2.5% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 162,568 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,040 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises approximately 2.0% of Venture Visionary Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 8th largest holding. Venture Visionary Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $66,738,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of VUG. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its holdings 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 worth $2,252,265,000 after purchasing an additional 5,471,634 shares during the period. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in shares of 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 valued at $11,729,457,000 after purchasing an additional 5,429,720 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $970,862,000. Lincoln National Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $293,111,000. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 183.0% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 717,652 shares of the company’s stock valued at $294,553,000 after buying an additional 464,100 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

VUG stock opened at $377.29 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $401.56 and its 200 day simple moving average is $402.12. The company has a market cap of $373.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.17 and a beta of 1.19. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $321.29 and a fifty-two week high of $429.11.

Vanguard Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, March 27th were given a dividend of $0.50 per share. This is a positive change from Vanguard Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.46. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, March 27th.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.