Geneos Wealth Management Inc. Buys 5,240 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 177.6% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 8,190 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 5,240 shares during the quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $898,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 17,473,802 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.4% during the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 8,174,197 shares of the company’s stock worth $995,208,000 after acquiring an additional 494,747 shares during the period. Wells Fargo & Company MN grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 4,229,899 shares of the company’s stock worth $514,990,000 after acquiring an additional 245,413 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 7.3% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,710,855 shares of the company’s stock worth $405,968,000 after acquiring an additional 251,712 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 16.8% in the 2nd quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 3,705,989 shares of the company’s stock worth $404,694,000 after acquiring an additional 534,216 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

VONG opened at $122.95 on Monday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $105.22 and a 52 week high of $132.94. The stock has a market cap of $43.18 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The business has a 50 day moving average of $126.89 and a 200-day moving average of $120.97.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a $0.1592 dividend. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. 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.

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.