Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Position Trimmed by Bessemer Group Inc.

Bessemer Group Inc. trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 25.3% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 9,244 shares of the company’s stock after selling 3,124 shares during the period. Bessemer Group Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $1,009,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Advantage Trust Co bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $29,000. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. bought a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $35,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1,671.4% in the 2nd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 351 shares during the period. Angeles Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $42,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $124.91 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $119.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $110.21. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $79.39 and a 52 week high of $126.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $33.79 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were paid a dividend of $0.1419 per share. This is an increase 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 dividend on an annualized basis 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.