Empowered Funds LLC Purchases New Stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Empowered Funds LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 576 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $236,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $28,000. Global Trust Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1,071.4% during the 4th quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 82 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after purchasing an additional 75 shares in the last quarter. Teachers Insurance & Annuity Association of America acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the third quarter worth about $35,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 494.1% in the third quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 101 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 84 shares during the period. Finally, Transcendent Capital Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 420.8% in the third quarter. Transcendent Capital Group LLC now owns 125 shares of the company’s stock worth $48,000 after buying an additional 101 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VUG opened at $416.02 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a one year low of $321.29 and a one year high of $429.11. The company has a 50-day moving average of $418.77 and a two-hundred day moving average of $398.33. The stock has a market cap of $143.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.