Simon Quick Advisors LLC Sells 7,808 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Simon Quick Advisors LLC lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2.4% during the first quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 312,649 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,808 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up about 6.2% of Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $136,562,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of VUG. Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 46,787.8% during the fourth quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 8,168,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,985,228,000 after buying an additional 8,151,373 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $1,690,059,000. Align Financial LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth $428,175,000. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 47,877,294 shares of the company’s stock worth $23,357,417,000 after purchasing an additional 789,696 shares during the period. Finally, Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 508.4% during the first quarter. Chicago Partners Investment Group LLC now owns 904,369 shares of the company’s stock worth $395,019,000 after buying an additional 755,720 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG stock opened at $85.27 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $86.66 and a 200-day moving average of $81.46. The stock has a market cap of $220.58 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $69.63 and a 52-week high of $90.60.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.