Park Avenue Securities LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Park Avenue Securities LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 32.6% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 40,139 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,871 shares during the quarter. Park Avenue Securities LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $3,874,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VONG. Jacobs & Co. CA acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the third quarter valued at approximately $202,000. Centaurus Financial Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 7.0% in the 2nd quarter. Centaurus Financial Inc. now owns 4,112 shares of the company’s stock worth $386,000 after acquiring an additional 270 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth $8,061,000. Strategic Investment Solutions Inc. IL purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $62,000. Finally, Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.9% during the 2nd quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 495,352 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,469,000 after acquiring an additional 14,056 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

VONG stock opened at $96.44 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $65.85 and a one year high of $98.46. The firm has a market cap of $22.30 billion, a PE ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $92.83 and its 200-day moving average price is $90.63.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were paid a dividend of $0.139 per share. 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 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.