Fisher Asset Management LLC Buys 5,835 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Fisher Asset Management LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 219.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,495 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,835 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $1,034,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $128,233,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.8% during the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,705,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $404,694,000 after buying an additional 534,216 shares during the period. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11.5% during the 4th quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 3,545,177 shares of the company’s stock worth $431,625,000 after buying an additional 364,951 shares during the period. Captrust Financial Advisors raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 150.2% during the second quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 583,763 shares of the company’s stock worth $63,747,000 after buying an additional 350,429 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.6% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,031,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $485,265,000 after buying an additional 320,907 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VONG stock opened at $131.61 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $101.40 and a 52-week high of $131.93. The stock has a market cap of $44.89 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $120.37 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $119.91.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were paid a dividend of $0.1418 per share. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Profile

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.