Ethos Financial Group LLC Sells 66,244 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Ethos Financial Group LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 93.6% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,522 shares of the company’s stock after selling 66,244 shares during the quarter. Ethos Financial Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $494,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Advantage Trust Co bought a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at about $29,000. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. purchased a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the first quarter valued at about $35,000. ORG Wealth Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 1,671.4% during the 2nd quarter. ORG Wealth Partners LLC now owns 372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 351 shares during the period. Angeles Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $42,000. Finally, Montag A & Associates Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter worth approximately $47,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ:VONG opened at $121.32 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $79.39 and a 12 month high of $126.83. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $120.38 and its 200 day moving average is $111.43. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.82 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.12.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

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.