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

COFG Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 29,783 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,626,000. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF makes up about 0.9% of COFG Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 24th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of VONG. Amundi acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the first quarter valued at approximately $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.1% in 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 in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.2% in 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 in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.0% in the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $475,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.7%

NASDAQ:VONG opened at $132.52 on Tuesday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $102.10 and a 12 month high of $132.94. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $120.78 and a 200-day simple moving average of $119.94. The company has a market capitalization of $45.20 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a $0.1418 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%.

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.