Financial Advisory Partners LLC Buys 1,438 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Financial Advisory Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 70,422 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,438 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for about 9.0% of Financial Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Financial Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $27,037,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VUG. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 40,514.9% in the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,542,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,072,878,000 after acquiring an additional 5,528,660 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $270,138,000. Axiom Advisory LLC increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.3% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 7,251,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,696,912,000 after buying an additional 614,652 shares during the period. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 114.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,036,238 shares of the company’s stock worth $356,673,000 after buying an additional 552,439 shares during the period. Finally, Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at $181,622,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF stock traded down $0.41 during trading on Thursday, hitting $387.27. 211,184 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 994,441. The stock has a market cap of $133.41 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $371.26 and its 200 day moving average is $361.72. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $260.65 and a 12 month high of $392.14.

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.