Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Bought by Fifth Third Bancorp

Fifth Third Bancorp lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 111.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,247,760 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 658,343 shares during the quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $136,867,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VONG. Sovran Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 57.1% during the first quarter. Sovran Advisors LLC now owns 9,933 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,090,000 after purchasing an additional 3,612 shares during the last quarter. Summit Financial Strategies Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 227.2% during the first quarter. Summit Financial Strategies Inc. now owns 248,740 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,284,000 after buying an additional 172,713 shares in the last quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 53.2% in the first quarter. Relyea Zuckerberg Hanson LLC now owns 68,575 shares of the company’s stock worth $7,522,000 after buying an additional 23,822 shares during the period. Paladin Advisory Group LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 11.4% in the first quarter. Paladin Advisory Group LLC now owns 5,891 shares of the company’s stock worth $646,000 after buying an additional 601 shares during the period. Finally, Sonata Capital Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.3% in the first quarter. Sonata Capital Group Inc. now owns 13,157 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,443,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of VONG stock traded up $0.64 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $127.57. 735,688 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 2,496,531. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $105.22 and a 1-year high of $132.94. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $126.88 and a 200 day moving average price of $120.91. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.80 billion, a PE 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. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 18th were given a dividend of $0.1592 per share. This represents a $0.64 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 18th. This is a positive change 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.