HighTower Advisors LLC Increases Stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF $VOOG

HighTower Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) by 506.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 562,721 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 469,937 shares during the quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC owned approximately 0.18% of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF worth $46,492,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. West Branch Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 502.0% in the 2nd quarter. West Branch Capital LLC now owns 307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 256 shares in the last quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 373.1% during the second quarter. Strive Financial Group LLC now owns 369 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 291 shares in the last quarter. Orion Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. increased its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 200.0% during the fourth quarter. Lowe Brockenbrough & Co. Inc. now owns 90 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 60 shares during the period. Finally, Roble Belko & Company Inc raised its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 415.0% in the first quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc now owns 103 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 83 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOOG opened at $84.50 on Tuesday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $82.90 and a 200 day moving average of $78.74. The company has a market capitalization of $26.88 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.89 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $64.99 and a 52 week high of $86.14.

About Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.