Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG is Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s 2nd Largest Position

Simon Quick Advisors LLC reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2.4% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 312,649 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,808 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 6.2% of Simon Quick Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. Simon Quick Advisors LLC owned about 0.07% of Vanguard Growth ETF worth $136,562,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Brighton Jones LLC increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,945,000 after purchasing an additional 870 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $1,859,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at approximately $320,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% in the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 722,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,894,000 after purchasing an additional 424,342 shares during the period. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,279,000 after buying an additional 158 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 1.5%

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $85.27 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $220.58 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $69.63 and a 1 year high of $90.60. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $81.46.

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.