Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. Raises Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc. lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 900.9% during the second quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 6,456 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,811 shares during the quarter. Cookson Peirce & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $556,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,945,000 after purchasing an additional 870 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter worth about $1,859,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at about $320,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% during the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 722,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,894,000 after acquiring an additional 424,342 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,279,000 after acquiring an additional 158 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG stock opened at $88.54 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $229.04 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. The business’s 50 day moving average is $86.47 and its two-hundred day moving average is $82.82. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $69.63 and a twelve month high of $90.60.

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.