Sterling Financial Planning Inc. Cuts Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Sterling Financial Planning Inc. reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2.8% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 1,951 shares of the company’s stock after selling 56 shares during the quarter. Sterling Financial Planning Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $801,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Private Advisor Group LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Private Advisor Group LLC now owns 420,612 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,637,000 after purchasing an additional 9,145 shares during the last quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.5% in the 4th quarter. Financial Perspectives Inc now owns 1,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $563,000 after buying an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. Strata Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Strata Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 136,606 shares of the company’s stock worth $56,069,000 after buying an additional 496 shares in the last quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.4% during the fourth quarter. Pasadena Private Wealth LLC now owns 164,932 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,695,000 after acquiring an additional 2,266 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flagstar Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. now owns 1,424 shares of the company’s stock worth $585,000 after acquiring an additional 30 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG opened at $427.61 on Thursday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $321.29 and a fifty-two week high of $429.11. The firm has a market cap of $147.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $418.90 and a 200-day moving average price of $397.62.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

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.