Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,604,195 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 19,480 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for 0.6% of Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest holding. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. owned 0.47% of Vanguard Growth ETF worth $600,048,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of VUG. Vantage Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 44.2% during the fourth quarter. Vantage Financial Partners LLC now owns 5,261 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,636,000 after purchasing an additional 1,613 shares in the last quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.6% in the 4th quarter. Aveo Capital Partners LLC now owns 22,974 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,142,000 after buying an additional 368 shares during the last quarter. Certus Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.7% in the 4th quarter. Certus Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,045 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,123,000 after buying an additional 449 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 39.3% during the 4th quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 4,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,379,000 after buying an additional 1,252 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Rathbones Group PLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 110.4% in the 4th quarter. Rathbones Group PLC now owns 3,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $983,000 after buying an additional 1,660 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.6 %

Shares of VUG opened at $382.32 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $368.65 and a 200 day moving average of $359.54. The company 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 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.