Cetera Investment Advisers Buys 14,056 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 495,352 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 14,056 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers owned 0.22% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $46,469,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VONG. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.2% during the 1st quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI now owns 4,023 shares of the company’s stock valued at $349,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the period. Financial Advocates Investment Management raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.1% during the 2nd quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 12,158 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,141,000 after purchasing an additional 127 shares during the period. Scotia Capital Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5.0% in the 4th quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 3,148 shares of the company’s stock worth $246,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the period. Capital Planning LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.1% during the 1st quarter. Capital Planning LLC now owns 5,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $475,000 after buying an additional 164 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LBJ Family Wealth Advisors Ltd. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. LBJ Family Wealth Advisors Ltd. now owns 13,648 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,183,000 after buying an additional 209 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.3 %

VONG stock opened at $95.27 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $92.52 and a 200-day moving average of $90.39. The firm has a market capitalization of $21.31 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $65.85 and a 12 month high of $98.46.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a $0.139 dividend. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.58%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.