Root Financial Partners LLC Purchases 34,777 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 4.8% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 760,301 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 34,777 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises approximately 2.3% of Root Financial Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest holding. Root Financial Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $68,511,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VUG. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter worth about $39,000. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 460.0% in the 1st quarter. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd now owns 140 shares of the company’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 941.2% in the 1st quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC now owns 177 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after purchasing an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Clark Wealth Partners grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 500.0% in the 2nd quarter. Clark Wealth Partners now owns 306 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after purchasing an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 500.0% in the 2nd quarter. Kentucky Trust Co now owns 336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 280 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $87.17 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $69.63 and a 52 week high of $93.00. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $89.15 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.61. The firm has a market cap of $225.36 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.