Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Sold by GenWealth Group Inc.

GenWealth Group Inc. lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2.5% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 568,487 shares of the company’s stock after selling 14,864 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 8.1% of GenWealth Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. GenWealth Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $51,226,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 458.6% during the 2nd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 219,112,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,137,223,000 after purchasing an additional 179,884,185 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 573.4% during the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 58,557,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,043,716,000 after buying an additional 49,861,056 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 539.0% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,330,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,009,661,000 after buying an additional 19,678,907 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 513.1% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,888,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $937,908,000 after buying an additional 9,112,231 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 505.8% during the second quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 9,627,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $829,287,000 after buying an additional 8,038,008 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $87.93 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $69.63 and a 1 year high of $93.00. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $89.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $86.07. The firm has a market cap of $227.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22.

Vanguard Growth ETF 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. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.