Beacon Wealthcare LLC Buys Shares of 1,565 Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Beacon Wealthcare LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 1,565 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $601,000. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for 0.2% of Beacon Wealthcare LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 15th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in VUG. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 40,514.9% during 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 purchasing an additional 5,528,660 shares in the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $270,138,000. Axiom Advisory LLC grew 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 last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 114.2% in the first quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,036,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,673,000 after buying an additional 552,439 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $181,622,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VUG traded up $1.78 during trading hours on Wednesday, hitting $386.99. 190,029 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 991,972. The company has a market capitalization of $133.31 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $370.85 and a 200-day simple moving average of $361.53. Vanguard Growth ETF has a one year low of $260.65 and a one year 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.