American Trust Grows Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

American Trust raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 27.6% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 138,889 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 30,032 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 5.4% of American Trust’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest position. American Trust’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $60,666,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,945,000 after buying an additional 870 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $1,859,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $320,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 722,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $316,894,000 after acquiring an additional 424,342 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,279,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG traded up $0.42 on Friday, reaching $87.40. The stock had a trading volume of 9,678,977 shares, compared to its average volume of 9,428,997. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $69.63 and a 12-month high of $90.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $226.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $86.53 and a 200-day simple moving average of $81.32.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.