Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Position Reduced by CENTRAL TRUST Co

CENTRAL TRUST Co decreased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 1.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 1,304,561 shares of the company’s stock after selling 25,508 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up 2.1% of CENTRAL TRUST Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding. CENTRAL TRUST Co owned 0.05% of Vanguard Growth ETF worth $117,554,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VUG. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 458.6% during the 2nd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 219,112,994 shares of the company’s stock valued at $18,137,223,000 after purchasing an additional 179,884,185 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 573.4% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 58,557,269 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,043,716,000 after purchasing an additional 49,861,056 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 539.0% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,330,170 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,009,661,000 after purchasing an additional 19,678,907 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 513.1% in the second quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,888,180 shares of the company’s stock worth $937,908,000 after buying an additional 9,112,231 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 505.8% in the second quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 9,627,196 shares of the company’s stock worth $829,287,000 after buying an additional 8,038,008 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $85.22 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $88.44 and a 200 day moving average of $84.12. The firm has a market capitalization of $221.41 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.23. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $69.63 and a 12-month high of $93.00.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.