J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. Decreases Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 45.3% during the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 8,588 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,121 shares during the quarter. J.W. Cole Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $797,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Murphy & Mullick Capital Management Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $174,000. UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth $200,000. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 37.3% in the fourth quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 415,569 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,928,000 after acquiring an additional 112,977 shares in the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 295.2% during the fourth quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC now owns 45,985 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,750,000 after purchasing an additional 34,349 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 22.4% during the fourth quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 7,454 shares of the company’s stock worth $770,000 after purchasing an additional 1,364 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.3%

Shares of VONG stock opened at $112.67 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $79.39 and a 12 month high of $112.90. The company has a market cap of $30.19 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $106.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $101.08.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 24th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 20th were issued a $0.134 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 20th. This represents a $0.54 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.48%.

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.