Sapient Capital LLC Raises Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Sapient Capital LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 26.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 45,403 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 9,389 shares during the period. Sapient Capital LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $4,690,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $180,769,000. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.3% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,172,862 shares of the company’s stock worth $499,285,000 after buying an additional 481,895 shares during the period. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 209.2% in the third quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 271,622 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,217,000 after buying an additional 183,789 shares during the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 98.0% in the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 336,200 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,450,000 after acquiring an additional 166,380 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Financial Concepts LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $125,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

VONG stock opened at $106.11 on Tuesday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $81.08 and a 12 month high of $107.96. The company has a market cap of $25.73 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $105.13 and a 200 day moving average price of $99.03.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a dividend of $0.1378 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Profile

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.