Meramec Financial Planners LLC Purchases 33,986 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Meramec Financial Planners LLC grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 22.2% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 186,906 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 33,986 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for 4.9% of Meramec Financial Planners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th largest holding. Meramec Financial Planners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $15,358,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Field & Main Bank purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $39,000. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 460.0% in the 1st quarter. Evelyn Partners Asset Management Ltd now owns 140 shares of the company’s stock valued at $61,000 after acquiring an additional 115 shares in the last quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 941.2% in the 1st quarter. Front Row Advisors LLC now owns 177 shares of the company’s stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. Clark Wealth Partners grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 500.0% in the 2nd quarter. Clark Wealth Partners now owns 306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 255 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Kentucky Trust Co grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 500.0% in the 2nd quarter. Kentucky Trust Co now owns 336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 280 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Down 0.9%

NYSEARCA:VUG traded down $0.78 on Friday, reaching $84.23. 4,912,030 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 8,150,335. The firm has a market capitalization of $218.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.10 and a beta of 1.23. The business has a fifty day moving average of $88.30 and a 200-day moving average of $84.16. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52-week low of $69.63 and a 52-week high of $93.00.

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.