Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Acquired by VeraBank N.A.

VeraBank N.A. boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 6.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 57,667 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,708 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises about 5.2% of VeraBank N.A.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest holding. VeraBank N.A.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $27,658,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 45,810.0% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,185,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,026,998,000 after acquiring an additional 9,165,663 shares in the last quarter. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 12,542.9% during the 3rd quarter. Vantagepoint Investment Advisers LLC now owns 1,074,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $515,413,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066,150 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 49,386,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,651,256,000 after purchasing an additional 851,110 shares in the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 97.7% during the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,228,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $538,790,000 after purchasing an additional 607,436 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 722,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,894,000 after buying an additional 424,342 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of VUG opened at $462.48 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $481.82 and its 200 day simple moving average is $478.61. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $316.14 and a 1-year high of $505.38. The company has a market cap of $192.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17.

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.