Blue Capital Inc. Takes $6.81 Million Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Blue Capital Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 62,400 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,814,000. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF makes up 4.8% of Blue Capital Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.0% in the second quarter. Armstrong Advisory Group Inc. now owns 1,307 shares of the company’s stock valued at $143,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. CRA Financial Services LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. CRA Financial Services LLC now owns 4,240 shares of the company’s stock valued at $463,000 after purchasing an additional 150 shares in the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5.2% in the second quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 3,093 shares of the company’s stock valued at $338,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the period. Choreo LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter. Choreo LLC now owns 15,046 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,643,000 after acquiring an additional 154 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 4.2% during the first quarter. Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA now owns 3,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $374,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.6%

Shares of NASDAQ VONG opened at $121.30 on Friday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $121.96 and its 200 day moving average price is $115.60. The stock has a market cap of $32.82 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $79.39 and a 52 week high of $126.83.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1419 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company 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.