Francis Financial Inc. Acquires 3,781 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Francis Financial Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 8.9% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 46,254 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,781 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up 6.2% of Francis Financial Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Francis Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $14,380,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 118,736.9% during the 4th quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 424,890,653 shares of the company’s stock valued at $90,548,447,000 after purchasing an additional 424,533,112 shares during the last quarter. Morgan Stanley raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 12,252,916 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,336,592,000 after purchasing an additional 350,950 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,482,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,220,750,000 after purchasing an additional 150,564 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association purchased a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $918,324,000. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,117,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $882,113,000 after buying an additional 29,966 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Down 0.3 %

Shares of NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $343.98 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $334.56 and its 200-day moving average price is $306.12. The stock has a market capitalization of $112.65 billion, a PE ratio of 28.60 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $241.02 and a twelve month high of $348.88.

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.