Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Stake Lifted by Latitude Advisors LLC

Latitude Advisors LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 43.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 28,734 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 8,684 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 0.8% of Latitude Advisors LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 23rd largest position. Latitude Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $2,589,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 458.6% in the second quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 219,112,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,137,223,000 after acquiring an additional 179,884,185 shares during the period. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 573.4% during the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 58,557,269 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,043,716,000 after acquiring an additional 49,861,056 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 539.0% during the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 23,330,170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,009,661,000 after acquiring an additional 19,678,907 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 513.1% in the 2nd quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 10,888,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $937,908,000 after purchasing an additional 9,112,231 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 505.8% in the 2nd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 9,627,196 shares of the company’s stock valued at $829,287,000 after purchasing an additional 8,038,008 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 1.1%

NYSEARCA VUG opened at $88.45 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $228.67 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $69.63 and a twelve month high of $93.00. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $89.07 and a 200 day moving average of $83.90.

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.