Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Sold by Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC

Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC trimmed its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 99.8% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 20,665 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,165,006 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up 1.4% of Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 19th biggest holding. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $9,911,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in VUG. Bank of America Corp DE grew its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.8% in 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 acquiring an additional 851,110 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position 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 during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in 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 worth $3,989,654,000 after acquiring an additional 191,399 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.4% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,886,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,705,829,000 after purchasing an additional 16,250 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.8% in the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,463,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,518,229,000 after purchasing an additional 126,649 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VUG opened at $460.87 on Monday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $316.14 and a 1-year high of $505.38. The stock has a market cap of $192.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $478.92 and a 200-day simple moving average of $479.08.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company Profile

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.