Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Acquired by Meritage Portfolio Management

Meritage Portfolio Management boosted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 3.0% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 3,627 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 107 shares during the quarter. Meritage Portfolio Management’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $1,489,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,986,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,914,378,000 after acquiring an additional 46,171 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in 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 worth $1,219,641,000 after purchasing an additional 194,506 shares during the period. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.8% in the third quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,685,044 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,030,869,000 after purchasing an additional 21,547 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 1,847,310 shares of the company’s stock valued at $709,238,000 after purchasing an additional 14,020 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Balentine LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.8% during the third quarter. Balentine LLC now owns 1,733,164 shares of the company’s stock worth $665,414,000 after purchasing an additional 13,133 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $420.33 on Thursday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $321.29 and a fifty-two week high of $428.69. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $417.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $393.20. The company has a market cap of $144.80 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26.

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.