Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Purchased by Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC

Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 12.0% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 3,529 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 378 shares during the period. Fort Sheridan Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $1,097,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $53,000. Manchester Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Manchester Capital Management LLC now owns 46,207 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,583,000 after purchasing an additional 305 shares during the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 464.0% in the 3rd quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 26,461 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,206,000 after purchasing an additional 21,769 shares during the last quarter. Legacy Financial Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.0% in the 3rd quarter. Legacy Financial Group Inc. now owns 66,258 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,043,000 after acquiring an additional 1,934 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 2,448,641 shares of the company’s stock worth $666,789,000 after purchasing an additional 25,843 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Vanguard Growth ETF stock traded up $0.43 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $371.22. 819,422 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,002,298. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $345.08 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $331.01. The firm has a market cap of $127.88 billion, a PE 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 $373.57.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

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.