Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Stock: Howard Capital Management LLC Trims Position

Howard Capital Management LLC lowered its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 7.7% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 947,907 shares of the company’s stock after selling 79,238 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up 0.9% of Howard Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 24th biggest holding. Howard Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $85,416,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of VUG. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 458.6% during the 2nd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 219,112,994 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,137,223,000 after purchasing an additional 179,884,185 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased 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 worth $5,043,716,000 after purchasing an additional 49,861,056 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 539.0% in 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 buying an additional 19,678,907 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 9,112,231 shares during the period. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in 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 buying an additional 8,038,008 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 2.1%

NYSEARCA VUG traded down $1.85 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $87.93. The company had a trading volume of 5,764,571 shares, compared to its average volume of 8,205,161. The stock has a market capitalization of $227.33 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $89.20 and a 200 day moving average of $86.07. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $69.63 and a 1-year high of $93.00.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company Profile

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.