14,971 Shares in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Bought by AMG Asset Management Group Inc.

AMG Asset Management Group Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm acquired 14,971 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,823,000. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF accounts for 5.9% of AMG Asset Management Group Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VONG. Bank of America Corp DE raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 51.7% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 51,255,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,240,406,000 after purchasing an additional 17,473,802 shares during the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11,768.8% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,737,121 shares of the company’s stock worth $211,494,000 after purchasing an additional 1,722,485 shares during the period. Jabodon PT Co. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $177,692,000. Quent Long Short Global Small Cap Fund LP bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $128,233,000. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth $123,378,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

VONG opened at $126.87 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $103.39 and a twelve month high of $132.94. The company has a fifty day moving average of $125.52 and a 200-day moving average of $120.59. The stock has a market cap of $43.27 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th will be given a dividend of $0.1592 per share. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 18th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company 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.