Advisors Preferred LLC Has $16.89 Million Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Advisors Preferred LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 33.2% during the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 153,990 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,400 shares during the period. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF accounts for 2.5% of Advisors Preferred LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Advisors Preferred LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $16,891,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Amundi acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings 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 acquiring an additional 3,154 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted 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 acquiring an additional 69,346 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position 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 worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the second quarter worth about $475,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 1.4%

VONG stock opened at $126.86 on Wednesday. The stock has a market cap of $44.55 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $126.98 and its 200 day simple moving average is $120.93. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $105.22 and a fifty-two week high of $132.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.