Zhang Financial LLC Has $5.80 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Zhang Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 22.9% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 47,612 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,870 shares during the period. Zhang Financial LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $5,797,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Valpey Financial Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11,768.8% in the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 1,737,121 shares of the company’s stock valued at $211,494,000 after buying an additional 1,722,485 shares during the period. Mycio Wealth Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 10.5% in the 4th quarter. Mycio Wealth Partners LLC now owns 2,576 shares of the company’s stock worth $314,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.7% in the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 57,615 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,015,000 after purchasing an additional 6,960 shares during the last quarter. Savant Capital LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 0.4% in the 4th quarter. Savant Capital LLC now owns 44,437 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,410,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Moors & Cabot Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 4.8% in the 4th quarter. Moors & Cabot Inc. now owns 12,548 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,528,000 after purchasing an additional 577 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 1.1%

NASDAQ:VONG opened at $130.89 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $101.40 and a 12-month high of $130.94. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $119.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $119.83.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1418 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company 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.