Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Stock: CENTRAL TRUST Co Lowers Position

CENTRAL TRUST Co cut its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 1,304,561 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,508 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for about 2.1% of CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings, making the stock its 10th largest position. CENTRAL TRUST Co’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $117,554,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VUG. Winthrop Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.4% during the 3rd quarter. Winthrop Capital Management LLC now owns 84,176 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,585,000 after acquiring an additional 1,147 shares during the period. Acorn Creek Capital LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.5% during the 3rd quarter. Acorn Creek Capital LLC now owns 330,947 shares of the company’s stock worth $29,822,000 after acquiring an additional 4,910 shares during the period. Smith Partners Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.4% during the 3rd quarter. Smith Partners Wealth Management LLC now owns 158,311 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,265,000 after acquiring an additional 5,220 shares during the period. Parker Financial LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.9% during the 3rd quarter. Parker Financial LLC now owns 393,471 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,370,000 after acquiring an additional 7,220 shares during the period. Finally, Advisor Resource Council purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at approximately $588,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $85.22 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $221.41 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.23. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $69.63 and a 1-year high of $93.00. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $88.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $84.12.

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.