Sanctuary Advisors LLC Sells 7,761 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Sanctuary Advisors LLC lessened its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 8.4% in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 84,739 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,761 shares during the period. Sanctuary Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $9,295,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Triumph Capital Management lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 208.6% in the fourth quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Quadrant Capital Group LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Finally, Harbor Investment Advisory LLC grew its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 334.4% during the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 214 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ VONG opened at $122.95 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $126.89 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $120.98. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $105.22 and a 1-year high of $132.94. The firm has a market cap of $43.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 23rd. Investors of record on Thursday, June 18th were paid a $0.1592 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This represents a $0.64 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. 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.