Millennium Management LLC Boosts Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Millennium Management LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 197.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 41,328 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,412 shares during the period. Millennium Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $3,877,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in VONG. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.6% during the first quarter. Avantax Advisory Services Inc. now owns 10,765,467 shares of the company’s stock valued at $933,043,000 after buying an additional 60,374 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.1% during the second quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,690,967 shares of the company’s stock valued at $440,060,000 after purchasing an additional 94,966 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association increased its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 4,605,875 shares of the company’s stock worth $432,077,000 after buying an additional 146,165 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,314,479 shares of the company’s stock worth $310,932,000 after buying an additional 39,480 shares during the period. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.8% in the second quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 2,038,491 shares of the company’s stock worth $191,231,000 after buying an additional 165,029 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NASDAQ:VONG opened at $97.82 on Monday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $65.85 and a 12-month high of $98.46. The company has a market cap of $22.79 billion, a PE ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $93.50 and a 200 day moving average of $90.99.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 26th were given a dividend of $0.139 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 26th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.57%.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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.