Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Purchased by Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC

Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 12,542.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,074,650 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,066,150 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up about 4.2% of Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $515,413,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 49,386,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,651,256,000 after purchasing an additional 851,110 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 45,810.0% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,185,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,026,998,000 after acquiring an additional 9,165,663 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.0% in the second quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,127,139 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,562,911,000 after purchasing an additional 79,107 shares in the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,886,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,705,829,000 after purchasing an additional 16,250 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.8% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,463,113 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,518,229,000 after purchasing an additional 126,649 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of VUG opened at $483.50 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $486.56 and a 200-day simple moving average of $475.67. The stock has a market cap of $201.68 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $316.14 and a 1 year high of $505.38.

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. The Index represents the growth companies of the MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index. The MSCI US Prime Market 750 Index represents the universe of large-capitalization companies in the United States equity market.