Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Takes $2.44 Million Position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF $VOOG

Thrivent Financial for Lutherans acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 5,601 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,439,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Conning Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 95.4% in the 3rd quarter. Conning Inc. now owns 30,015 shares of the company’s stock worth $13,070,000 after buying an additional 14,656 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. lifted its holdings in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 15.1% in the second quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 188,768 shares of the company’s stock valued at $75,019,000 after acquiring an additional 24,782 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 2.2% in the third quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 107,213 shares of the company’s stock worth $46,688,000 after purchasing an additional 2,337 shares during the last quarter. Apella Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 314.9% during the 3rd quarter. Apella Capital LLC now owns 84,245 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,397,000 after purchasing an additional 63,941 shares during the period. Finally, AE Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 7.0% during the 2nd quarter. AE Wealth Management LLC now owns 4,311 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,710,000 after purchasing an additional 283 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Stock Down 0.6%

Shares of NYSEARCA:VOOG opened at $439.38 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.74 billion, a PE ratio of 31.89 and a beta of 1.11. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $445.27 and its 200-day moving average price is $435.13. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $286.00 and a twelve month high of $456.71.

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.