Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH Acquires 6,461 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 130,168 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,461 shares during the period. Fort Washington Investment Advisors Inc. OH’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $15,848,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. World Equity Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. World Equity Group Inc. now owns 7,559 shares of the company’s stock valued at $920,000 after buying an additional 331 shares during the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 28,971 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,527,000 after buying an additional 458 shares during the last quarter. Certified Advisory Corp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1.5% during the fourth quarter. Certified Advisory Corp now owns 43,345 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,277,000 after acquiring an additional 652 shares in the last quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Focus Financial Network Inc. now owns 32,081 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,906,000 after acquiring an additional 1,656 shares in the last quarter. Finally, GEM Asset Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. GEM Asset Management LLC now owns 50,513 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,199,000 after acquiring an additional 2,082 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VONG opened at $106.20 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $31.51 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $116.14 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $119.64. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $79.39 and a fifty-two week high of $126.83.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.