Retirement Planning Group LLC Acquires 6,266 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Retirement Planning Group LLC increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 64.3% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 16,008 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,266 shares during the quarter. Retirement Planning Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $1,748,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of VONG. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 19.5% in the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 6,602,552 shares of the company’s stock worth $612,651,000 after purchasing an additional 1,077,100 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1,317.6% in the first quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 600,596 shares of the company’s stock worth $55,681,000 after purchasing an additional 558,228 shares during the last quarter. SCS Capital Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the first quarter valued at $44,778,000. Cynosure Group LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter valued at $23,093,000. Finally, Tolleson Wealth Management Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter worth about $19,820,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 0.0%

VONG stock opened at $121.56 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $118.10 and a 200-day moving average price of $108.20. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $79.39 and a 1-year high of $122.66. The firm has a market cap of $32.89 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were given a $0.1419 dividend. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%.

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.