Northern Trust Corp Raises Stake in Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF $MGK

Northern Trust Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:MGK) by 3.2% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 67,478 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,100 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp owned 0.09% of Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF worth $20,843,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of MGK. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF by 3.5% in the first quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 7,716,979 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,383,620,000 after buying an additional 258,515 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF by 23.6% in the fourth quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 714,135 shares of the company’s stock worth $245,284,000 after buying an additional 136,347 shares during the last quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF by 47.1% in the first quarter. Merit Financial Group LLC now owns 359,838 shares of the company’s stock worth $111,147,000 after buying an additional 115,183 shares during the last quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP raised its holdings in Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF by 34.4% in the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 236,600 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,251,000 after buying an additional 60,600 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors raised its holdings in Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF by 2.7% in the fourth quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,637,452 shares of the company’s stock worth $562,317,000 after buying an additional 42,594 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF stock opened at $383.96 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.49 billion, a PE ratio of 37.33 and a beta of 1.11. Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $262.65 and a 52-week high of $390.89. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $376.51 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $343.70.

About Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF

The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the CRSP US Mega Growth index. The fund tracks the CRSP US Mega Cap Growth Index. The index selects stocks from the top 70% of investable market capitalization based on growth factors. MGK was launched on Dec 17, 2007 and is managed by Vanguard.