Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Stake Boosted by Allianz SE

Allianz SE increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 253.2% during the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 272 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 195 shares during the period. Allianz SE’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $119,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 12.9% in the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 32,272,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,954,597,000 after purchasing an additional 3,694,339 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,127,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,562,911,000 after buying an additional 79,107 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.3% in the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,869,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,432,436,000 after acquiring an additional 330,550 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.5% in the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 3,621,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,342,817,000 after acquiring an additional 17,656 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,336,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,237,228,000 after acquiring an additional 109,654 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA VUG opened at $483.52 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $483.04 and a 200 day simple moving average of $450.32. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $316.14 and a twelve month high of $505.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $196.27 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.