Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Purchased by Balentine LLC

Balentine LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 16.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,514,480 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 208,967 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for about 26.8% of Balentine LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest position. Balentine LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $726,360,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Crane Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Crane Advisory LLC now owns 171,081 shares of the company’s stock worth $83,233,000 after buying an additional 1,651 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.7% in the third quarter. Flagship Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 50,049 shares of the company’s stock valued at $24,004,000 after acquiring an additional 2,246 shares during the last quarter. Compass Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at about $20,525,000. Fund Evaluation Group LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at about $5,594,000. Finally, Synergy Asset Management LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 257.1% during the third quarter. Synergy Asset Management LLC now owns 16,666 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,609,000 after acquiring an additional 11,999 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Vanguard Growth ETF stock opened at $457.98 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $191.04 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $316.14 and a 12 month high of $505.38. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $483.11 and its 200-day moving average is $478.62.

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. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.