LPL Financial LLC Sells 6,668 Shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG)

LPL Financial LLC reduced its stake in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) by 1.3% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 495,761 shares of the company’s stock after selling 6,668 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF were worth $165,311,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VOOG. Principal Securities Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $143,000. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 20.6% during the 4th quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 2,523 shares of the company’s stock valued at $683,000 after buying an additional 431 shares in the last quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $320,000. Northeast Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 1.3% in the 4th quarter. Northeast Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,120 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,657,000 after acquiring an additional 79 shares in the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 9.2% during the 4th quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 1,738 shares of the company’s stock valued at $471,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares during the period.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VOOG opened at $331.36 on Thursday. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $236.38 and a fifty-two week high of $350.50. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $330.74 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $317.08. The stock has a market cap of $11.21 billion, a PE ratio of 28.04 and a beta of 1.13.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.