Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG is Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s 3rd Largest Position

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 7.4% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 721,331 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 49,931 shares during the period. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF accounts for approximately 4.8% of Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $87,822,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Founders Financial Alliance LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at $32,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 244.2% during the 3rd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 358 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the period. Finally, Peachtree Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $44,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.4%

NASDAQ VONG opened at $111.11 on Tuesday. The stock has a market cap of $37.13 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $79.39 and a twelve month high of $126.83. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $114.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $119.28.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1418 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.