Bell Bank Purchases 22,343 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Bell Bank lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 3.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 590,640 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,343 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises about 12.3% of Bell Bank’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Bell Bank owned about 0.14% of Vanguard Growth ETF worth $288,150,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 12,542.9% in the third quarter. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC now owns 1,074,650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $515,413,000 after buying an additional 1,066,150 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 49,386,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,651,256,000 after acquiring an additional 851,110 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 189.8% during the 3rd quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 334,163 shares of the company’s stock worth $159,375,000 after acquiring an additional 706,311 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 97.7% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,228,937 shares of the company’s stock valued at $538,790,000 after acquiring an additional 607,436 shares during the period. Finally, Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 57.8% during the 3rd quarter. Moneta Group Investment Advisors LLC now owns 1,372,695 shares of the company’s stock valued at $658,358,000 after acquiring an additional 503,034 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 2.4%

NYSEARCA VUG opened at $422.37 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $176.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $316.14 and a twelve month high of $505.38. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $463.67 and a 200 day moving average of $477.84.

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. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.