Gryphon Financial Partners LLC Acquires Shares of 7,115 Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Gryphon Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) in the first quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund acquired 7,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $780,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in VONG. Apella Capital LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 18.8% in the fourth quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 273,676 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,320,000 after acquiring an additional 43,231 shares during the period. City Holding Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $1,206,000. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 100.7% during the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 21,372 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,602,000 after purchasing an additional 10,723 shares during the period. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 386.5% during the fourth quarter. Winthrop Advisory Group LLC now owns 61,791 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,523,000 after purchasing an additional 49,091 shares during the period. Finally, Bare Financial Services Inc grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 7.9% in the fourth quarter. Bare Financial Services Inc now owns 91,866 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,185,000 after purchasing an additional 6,698 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VONG opened at $122.95 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $105.22 and a 1 year high of $132.94. The company has a market cap of $43.18 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $126.89 and its 200 day moving average is $120.98.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.