Financial Insights Inc. Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Financial Insights Inc. lessened its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 61.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 2,600 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,164 shares during the quarter. Financial Insights Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $251,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Liberty Wealth Management LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5,886.5% in the second quarter. Liberty Wealth Management LLC now owns 412,173 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,666,000 after buying an additional 405,288 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 291.0% during the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 481,296 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,714,000 after purchasing an additional 358,214 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 18.3% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. now owns 1,704,787 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,926,000 after purchasing an additional 264,005 shares during the last quarter. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the second quarter worth about $23,994,000. Finally, Edge Capital Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 97.9% during the second quarter. Edge Capital Group LLC now owns 444,221 shares of the company’s stock worth $41,672,000 after purchasing an additional 219,736 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VONG stock opened at $98.97 on Wednesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $94.97 and its two-hundred day moving average is $91.62. The firm has a market cap of $23.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $65.85 and a 1 year high of $99.24.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were issued a dividend of $0.139 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th.

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.