Financial Counselors Inc. Buys 1,321 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Financial Counselors Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 3.6% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 37,788 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,321 shares during the quarter. Financial Counselors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $15,510,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VUG. Pitcairn Co. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $490,000. Independent Advisor Alliance raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. Independent Advisor Alliance now owns 1,430 shares of the company’s stock worth $549,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares in the last quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 194.7% in the third quarter. Loomis Sayles & Co. L P now owns 14,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,604,000 after acquiring an additional 9,643 shares during the last quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 168.4% in the third quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 14,747 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,662,000 after acquiring an additional 9,253 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Elios Financial Group Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $4,637,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG stock opened at $391.70 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $388.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $406.41 and a 200 day simple moving average of $402.05. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $321.29 and a 1 year high of $429.11.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.