Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Grows Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 2.4% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 46,668 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,101 shares during the period. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans’ holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $4,504,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. VitalStone Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 12.1% during the third quarter. VitalStone Financial LLC now owns 990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $96,000 after purchasing an additional 107 shares in the last quarter. Citizens Financial Group Inc. RI boosted its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.1% in the second quarter. Financial Advocates Investment Management now owns 12,158 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,141,000 after acquiring an additional 127 shares during the period. Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 14.1% during the third quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 1,208 shares of the company’s stock valued at $116,000 after purchasing an additional 149 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Integrated Advisors Network LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.2% during the third quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 2,640 shares of the company’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

NASDAQ:VONG opened at $101.44 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $23.64 billion, a PE ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $73.93 and a 12 month high of $103.15. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $98.17 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $94.09.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a $0.139 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.55%.

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.