Gryphon Financial Partners LLC Purchases Shares of 7,115 Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Gryphon Financial Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 7,115 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $780,000.

Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VONG. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Triumph Capital Management boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 208.6% in the fourth quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 146 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 334.4% in the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 214 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Quadrant Capital Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

VONG stock opened at $122.95 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $43.18 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $105.22 and a one year high of $132.94. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $126.89 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $120.98.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were issued a dividend of $0.1592 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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.