AMG National Trust Bank Acquires 24,126 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

AMG National Trust Bank boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 86.7% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 51,937 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 24,126 shares during the quarter. AMG National Trust Bank’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $6,323,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Amundi bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the first quarter worth about $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.1% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,512,000 after acquiring an additional 3,154 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of 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 valued at $43,896,000 after acquiring an additional 69,346 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of 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 valued at $272,000 after acquiring an additional 287 shares during the period. Finally, Invesco Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $475,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 0.2%

NASDAQ:VONG opened at $123.52 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $42.13 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $115.24 and its 200 day moving average is $119.12. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $91.82 and a 12 month high of $126.83.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF 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.