Operose Advisors LLC Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Operose Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 214.3% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 29,798 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 20,317 shares during the period. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF accounts for about 1.1% of Operose Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 12th biggest position. Operose Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $3,078,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VONG. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $307,101,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter valued at $180,769,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth $511,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11.7% in the 4th quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 3,695,628 shares of the company’s stock worth $381,758,000 after acquiring an additional 386,910 shares during the period. Finally, Prudential Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 34.0% in the 4th quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 1,409,802 shares of the company’s stock worth $145,633,000 after acquiring an additional 357,319 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $90.73 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $23.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.13 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $79.40 and a 52-week high of $107.97. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $97.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $100.44.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a dividend of $0.1366 per share. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.60%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 25th.

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.