Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Bought by Advisors Capital Management LLC

Advisors Capital Management LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 24.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 160,762 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 32,093 shares during the quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.05% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $19,573,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VONG. Amundi acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,512,000 after acquiring an additional 3,154 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.2% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 473,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,896,000 after acquiring an additional 69,346 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.0% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $475,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VONG opened at $123.29 on Friday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $115.07 and its 200 day moving average price is $119.13. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $91.82 and a 12 month high of $126.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $42.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.1418 per share. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

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.