Valmark Advisers Inc. Boosts Holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF $VOOG

Valmark Advisers Inc. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) by 18.5% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 10,099 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,578 shares during the period. Valmark Advisers Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF were worth $4,005,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Essex Savings Bank lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 0.6% during the second quarter. Essex Savings Bank now owns 4,592 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,821,000 after purchasing an additional 26 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 0.5% during the first quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,635 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,885,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 1.7% during the second quarter. Parsons Capital Management Inc. RI now owns 1,839 shares of the company’s stock valued at $729,000 after purchasing an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 49.3% during the second quarter. Farmers & Merchants Investments Inc. now owns 109 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Accredited Wealth Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 16.1% during the first quarter. Accredited Wealth Management LLC now owns 303 shares of the company’s stock valued at $101,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Performance

VOOG stock opened at $436.39 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $20.74 billion, a PE ratio of 31.89 and a beta of 1.05. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a one year low of $286.00 and a one year high of $439.98. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $421.99 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $385.02.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.