Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 19.6% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 863,072 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 141,741 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF makes up approximately 5.4% of Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $94,670,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VONG. Amundi bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth about $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.1% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,512,000 after purchasing an additional 3,154 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 473,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,896,000 after purchasing an additional 69,346 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.0% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $475,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 1.2%

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $121.64 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $41.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $126.10 and its 200 day moving average is $120.59. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $105.22 and a twelve month high of $132.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.1592 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th.

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.