Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Holdings Increased by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 111.7% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,247,760 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 658,343 shares during the period. Fifth Third Bancorp owned 0.37% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $136,867,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VONG. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 51.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 51,255,902 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,240,406,000 after purchasing an additional 17,473,802 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 8,174,197 shares of the company’s stock valued at $995,208,000 after buying an additional 494,747 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.2% in the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,229,899 shares of the company’s stock valued at $514,990,000 after buying an additional 245,413 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8.6% during the third quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 4,031,762 shares of the company’s stock valued at $485,265,000 after buying an additional 320,907 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.8% during the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,705,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $404,694,000 after buying an additional 534,216 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock traded up $0.64 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $127.57. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 735,688 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,496,531. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $126.88 and its 200-day moving average price is $120.91. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $105.22 and a 12 month high of $132.94. The company has a market capitalization of $44.80 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16.

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 paid a $0.1592 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend 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.