LifeSteps Financial Inc. Has $1.91 Million Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

LifeSteps Financial Inc. cut its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 1.1% in the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 4,358 shares of the company’s stock after selling 50 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for 1.3% of LifeSteps Financial Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest holding. LifeSteps Financial Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $1,910,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 12.9% during the 1st quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 32,272,101 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,954,597,000 after purchasing an additional 3,694,339 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.3% during the 1st quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,869,868 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,432,436,000 after purchasing an additional 330,550 shares in the last quarter. TIAA Trust National Association raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.5% during the 1st quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 3,621,210 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,342,817,000 after purchasing an additional 17,656 shares in the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.4% during the 1st quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,336,464 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,237,228,000 after purchasing an additional 109,654 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 11.5% during the 1st quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 2,637,078 shares of the company’s stock worth $977,881,000 after purchasing an additional 271,661 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG opened at $482.11 on Wednesday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $316.14 and a fifty-two week high of $486.08. The business has a 50-day moving average of $466.11 and a 200-day moving average of $425.74. The company has a market capitalization of $195.70 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.11.

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.