Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Acquires 21,940 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 41.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 75,285 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 21,940 shares during the period. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $30,908,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 34,615.3% during the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,487,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,252,265,000 after buying an additional 5,471,634 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 23.5% in the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 28,577,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,729,457,000 after purchasing an additional 5,429,720 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $970,862,000. Lincoln National Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $293,111,000. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 26.5% during the third quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,231,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $462,056,000 after purchasing an additional 257,784 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 2.9 %

Shares of VUG stock opened at $387.86 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $376.53 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.80 and a beta of 1.12. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $321.29 and a 1 year high of $429.11. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $415.01 and a 200 day simple moving average of $400.99.

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.