IFP Advisors Inc Increases Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

IFP Advisors Inc boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 23.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 61,142 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 11,495 shares during the quarter. IFP Advisors Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $6,316,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $180,769,000. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 481,895 shares in the last quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 209.2% during the third quarter. MidWestOne Financial Group Inc. now owns 271,622 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,217,000 after acquiring an additional 183,789 shares in the last quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 98.0% during the third quarter. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. now owns 336,200 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,450,000 after acquiring an additional 166,380 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 49.2% during the fourth quarter. Pacific Life Fund Advisors LLC now owns 386,165 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,891,000 after acquiring an additional 127,266 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

VONG stock opened at $104.24 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $26.33 billion, a PE ratio of 36.54 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $81.08 and a one year high of $107.96. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $105.30 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $100.25.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Shareholders 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 Company 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.