Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Sold by Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C.

Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C. trimmed its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 5.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,597,192 shares of the company’s stock after selling 479,551 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up 6.6% of Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C.’s holdings, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Financial Engines Advisors L.L.C.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $3,118,191,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Decker Retirement Planning Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $28,000. Human Investing LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Cardinal Strategic Wealth Guidance bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Providence First Trust Co acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $33,000. Finally, Global Trust Asset Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1,071.4% during the fourth quarter. Global Trust Asset Management LLC now owns 82 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 75 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of VUG opened at $391.70 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $388.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.10 and a beta of 1.14. The company’s fifty day moving average is $406.41 and its 200-day moving average is $402.05. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $321.29 and a 12 month 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.