Wealthquest Corp Sells 41,469 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Wealthquest Corp trimmed its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 6.6% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 582,273 shares of the company’s stock after selling 41,469 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF makes up 5.4% of Wealthquest Corp’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Wealthquest Corp’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $70,892,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VONG. Amundi acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.1% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,512,000 after purchasing an additional 3,154 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.2% in the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 473,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,896,000 after purchasing an additional 69,346 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.0% in the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $475,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:VONG opened at $128.62 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $118.73 and its 200 day moving average price is $119.63. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $99.91 and a 12 month high of $129.73. The firm has a market capitalization of $43.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. 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.