Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Bought by World Investment Advisors

World Investment Advisors grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 168.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 84,279 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 52,850 shares during the quarter. World Investment Advisors’ holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $10,261,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VONG. Belpointe Asset Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 65.1% during the third quarter. Belpointe Asset Management LLC now owns 82,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $9,889,000 after buying an additional 32,367 shares in the last quarter. AMG National Trust Bank raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 27.2% during the third quarter. AMG National Trust Bank now owns 27,811 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,351,000 after buying an additional 5,948 shares in the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 18.8% during the fourth quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 273,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,320,000 after buying an additional 43,231 shares in the last quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 134.7% during the third quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 10,447 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,259,000 after buying an additional 5,996 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Mezzasalma Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 15.1% during the fourth quarter. Mezzasalma Advisors LLC now owns 41,624 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,068,000 after buying an additional 5,472 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of NASDAQ VONG opened at $127.98 on Thursday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $117.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $119.47. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $99.91 and a 52-week high of $128.34. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were paid a dividend of $0.1418 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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.