Guardian Partners Inc. Trims Position in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Guardian Partners Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 49.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 47,082 shares of the company’s stock after selling 46,880 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up 1.9% of Guardian Partners Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest position. Guardian Partners Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $22,687,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Brighton Jones LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% during the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,945,000 after acquiring an additional 870 shares in the last quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 16.6% in the second quarter. Pekin Hardy Strauss Inc. now owns 2,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,152,000 after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the period. Nvwm LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $81,000. Carnegie Lake Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 17.9% during the 2nd quarter. Carnegie Lake Advisors LLC now owns 1,333 shares of the company’s stock worth $584,000 after purchasing an additional 202 shares during the period. Finally, KCM Investment Advisors LLC raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.6% during the 2nd quarter. KCM Investment Advisors LLC now owns 11,770 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,160,000 after purchasing an additional 521 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Down 1.3%

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $458.08 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $316.14 and a twelve month high of $505.38. The firm has a market cap of $191.08 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $475.68 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $478.98.

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.