Calamos Advisors LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Calamos Advisors LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 7,598 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $833,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VONG. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Triumph Capital Management boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 208.6% during the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 334.4% during the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.9%

Shares of NASDAQ:VONG opened at $124.72 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $43.80 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $105.22 and a 12-month high of $132.94. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $126.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $120.97.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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