Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp Buys 689 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 12.6% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 6,168 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 689 shares during the period. Peapack Gladstone Financial Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $2,369,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VUG. Jennison Associates LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 219.4% in the 3rd quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 2,590 shares of the company’s stock valued at $994,000 after buying an additional 1,779 shares in the last quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% in the second quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 18,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,973,000 after acquiring an additional 962 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.4% during the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 271,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $104,154,000 after acquiring an additional 3,749 shares during the period. Apollon Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 17.1% in the 2nd quarter. Apollon Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,753 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,022,000 after purchasing an additional 1,574 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creekside Partners bought a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $365,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.1 %

Shares of VUG opened at $423.72 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $300.28 and a 12 month high of $427.45. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $401.32 and its 200-day moving average is $381.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $145.97 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26.

Vanguard Growth ETF 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.