Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Bought by Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC

Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 533.1% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 2,187,134 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,841,664 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 0.9% of Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 23rd biggest holding. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $188,400,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 458.6% in the second quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 219,112,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,137,223,000 after buying an additional 179,884,185 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 539.0% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,330,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,009,661,000 after acquiring an additional 19,678,907 shares during the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. grew its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 513.1% during the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,888,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $937,908,000 after acquiring an additional 9,112,231 shares in the last quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 46,787.8% during the 4th quarter. Valpey Financial Services LLC now owns 8,168,795 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,985,228,000 after acquiring an additional 8,151,373 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 505.8% in the 2nd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 9,627,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $829,287,000 after acquiring an additional 8,038,008 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.5%

VUG stock opened at $87.68 on Thursday. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $87.03 and a two-hundred day moving average of $83.44. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $69.63 and a 12 month high of $90.60. The company has a market cap of $226.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22.

Vanguard Growth ETF 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.