Islay Capital Management LLC Acquires New Shares in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Islay Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund acquired 600 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $187,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of VUG. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $220,000. Golden State Equity Partners grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 8.3% during the 3rd quarter. Golden State Equity Partners now owns 1,141 shares of the company’s stock valued at $311,000 after purchasing an additional 87 shares in the last quarter. Avestar Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at $241,000. RMR Wealth Builders grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. RMR Wealth Builders now owns 188,434 shares of the company’s stock valued at $51,312,000 after purchasing an additional 4,841 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Aua Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.1% during the 3rd quarter. Aua Capital Management LLC now owns 4,568 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,244,000 after purchasing an additional 95 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.8 %

Shares of VUG traded down $2.71 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $333.32. 461,436 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,047,566. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $338.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $315.88. The company has a market cap of $114.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.31 and a beta of 1.24. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $246.28 and a 1 year high of $348.88.

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.