Aufman Associates Inc Purchases 29 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Aufman Associates Inc raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 1.4% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,177 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 29 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises about 0.6% of Aufman Associates Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its 17th largest position. Aufman Associates Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $894,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 34,615.3% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,487,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,252,265,000 after acquiring an additional 5,471,634 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 23.5% during 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 position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $970,862,000. Lincoln National Corp acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $293,111,000. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 217.1% during the fourth quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 584,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,103,000 after buying an additional 400,516 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $370.43 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $321.29 and a 52-week high of $429.11. The company has a market capitalization of $367.11 billion, a PE ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. The company has a fifty day moving average of $404.29 and a 200-day moving average of $401.84.

Vanguard Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Monday, March 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, March 27th will be given a $0.50 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Growth ETF’s previous dividend of $0.46. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 27th.

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.