Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. Raises Position in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 4.5% in the 3rd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 93,352 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,043 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for 0.8% of Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 25th biggest holding. Mesirow Financial Investment Management Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $44,780,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Bank of America Corp DE boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 49,386,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,651,256,000 after buying an additional 851,110 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp boosted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.4% during the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 35,215,110 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,777,922,000 after acquiring an additional 156,187 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 45,810.0% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,185,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,026,998,000 after purchasing an additional 9,165,663 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,318,538 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,989,654,000 after purchasing an additional 191,399 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,886,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,705,829,000 after purchasing an additional 16,250 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Up 1.4%

VUG stock opened at $470.32 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day moving average of $479.80 and a 200 day moving average of $478.93. The firm has a market cap of $196.18 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $316.14 and a twelve month high of $505.38.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

Vanguard Growth Index Fund, formerly Vanguard Growth ETF, is an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Growth Index Fund, which employs a passive management or indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Prime Market Growth Index (the Index). The Index is a diversified index of growth stocks of large United States companies. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.