Commonwealth Equity Services LLC Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 7.4% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 2,206,093 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 151,225 shares during the period. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC owned 0.91% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $227,889,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bare Financial Services Inc lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 18.5% during the fourth quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 61,541 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,357,000 after buying an additional 9,605 shares during the period. PFG Advisors lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.6% during the fourth quarter. PFG Advisors now owns 55,963 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,781,000 after buying an additional 1,966 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 4.7% during the fourth quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 1,509,599 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,942,000 after buying an additional 67,387 shares during the period. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $312,000. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.6% during the fourth quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 10,165 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,050,000 after buying an additional 809 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 1.3 %

NASDAQ:VONG opened at $94.70 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $22.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.54 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $81.08 and a fifty-two week high of $107.97. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $103.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $100.77.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.1378 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, December 23rd.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.