Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. Trims Stock Position in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. decreased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 1.1% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 44,591 shares of the company’s stock after selling 492 shares during the period. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $19,549,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Allianz SE purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the first quarter valued at $29,000. Costello Asset Management INC bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $31,000. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth about $31,000. Biltmore Family Office LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $32,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG opened at $488.38 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $484.03 and a 200-day moving average price of $455.94. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $316.14 and a fifty-two week high of $505.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $198.24 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17.

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.