Evergreen Wealth Partners LLC Takes Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Evergreen Wealth Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 169,760 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,668,000. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF makes up 17.4% of Evergreen Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings, making the stock its biggest holding. Evergreen Wealth Partners LLC owned 0.06% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VONG. Amundi purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the first quarter worth approximately $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.1% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,849 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,512,000 after purchasing an additional 3,154 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.2% during the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 473,073 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,896,000 after purchasing an additional 69,346 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.0% during the second quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,489 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,000 after purchasing an additional 287 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $475,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VONG opened at $128.01 on Friday. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $99.91 and a one year high of $129.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $43.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $117.55 and a 200 day moving average price of $119.58.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a dividend of $0.1418 per share. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This is a positive change from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.