Howard Bailey Securities LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Howard Bailey Securities LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor acquired 693 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $284,000.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of VUG. Creative Planning lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 271,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,154,000 after buying an additional 3,749 shares in the last quarter. NBC Securities Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 7.6% during the 3rd quarter. NBC Securities Inc. now owns 1,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $392,000 after acquiring an additional 72 shares during the last quarter. Prospect Financial Services LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 8.0% in the 3rd quarter. Prospect Financial Services LLC now owns 8,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,148,000 after purchasing an additional 607 shares during the last quarter. Petredis Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.4% in the third quarter. Petredis Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,908 shares of the company’s stock worth $733,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Finally, Crane Advisory LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.0% during the 3rd quarter. Crane Advisory LLC now owns 172,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $66,270,000 after purchasing an additional 6,574 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VUG opened at $421.44 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $145.18 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $418.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $395.10. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $321.29 and a 1-year high of $428.69.

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.