Ascent Group LLC Sells 1,530 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Ascent Group LLC cut its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 4.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 35,333 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,530 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 1.1% of Ascent Group LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Ascent Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $13,215,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 7.3% in the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 19,238,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,980,965,000 after purchasing an additional 1,301,935 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 40,514.9% in the 2nd quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,542,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,072,878,000 after acquiring an additional 5,528,660 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.5% in the 2nd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,940,097 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,847,646,000 after acquiring an additional 211,575 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 3,580,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,339,041,000 after acquiring an additional 40,907 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,911,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,002,102,000 after acquiring an additional 17,609 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $382.32 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $368.65 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $359.54. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $260.65 and a 12 month high of $392.14. The stock has a market capitalization of $131.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.