Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Sold by Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV

Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV reduced its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 3.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,243 shares of the company’s stock after selling 47 shares during the period. Valley Forge Investment Consultants Inc. ADV’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $510,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in 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 valued at $2,252,265,000 after buying an additional 5,471,634 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its position in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 5,429,720 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $970,862,000. Lincoln National Corp purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at about $293,111,000. Finally, Natixis Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 217.1% during the 4th quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 584,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,103,000 after acquiring an additional 400,516 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Down 2.7 %

Shares of VUG opened at $370.43 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $367.11 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $321.29 and a 52-week high of $429.11. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $404.29 and a 200 day moving average price of $401.84.

Vanguard Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.