O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC Has $11.49 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 7.3% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 94,332 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,386 shares during the period. O Shaughnessy Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $11,485,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.0% during the fourth quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 526 shares of the company’s stock valued at $65,000 after purchasing an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,542 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after buying an additional 100 shares in the last quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 22.2% in the fourth quarter. McIlrath & Eck LLC now owns 561 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after purchasing an additional 102 shares during the period. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 763 shares of the company’s stock worth $92,000 after purchasing an additional 105 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Trust Point Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.4% during the 4th quarter. Trust Point Inc. now owns 4,861 shares of the company’s stock worth $592,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

NASDAQ VONG opened at $123.23 on Thursday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $103.39 and a twelve month high of $132.94. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.03 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $123.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $120.33.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.1418 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

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.