Covington Investment Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG – Free Report) by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 7,945 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 350 shares during the quarter. Covington Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $2,972,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VUG. New Millennium Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Keener Financial Planning LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $29,000. CarsonAllaria Wealth Management Ltd. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the second quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Livelsberger Financial Advisory acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Stuart Chaussee & Associates Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $40,000.
Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance
VUG stock opened at $382.32 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $131.71 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $368.65 and a 200 day moving average price of $359.67. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $260.65 and a 12 month high of $392.14.
Vanguard Growth ETF Profile
Vanguard Growth Index Fund, formerly Vanguard Growth ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of large United States companies.
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