Southland Equity Partners LLC Makes New Investment in Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG)

Southland Equity Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VOOG) during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm bought 1,238 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $414,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in VOOG. Principal Securities Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 13.5% in the fourth quarter. Principal Securities Inc. now owns 580 shares of the company’s stock valued at $212,000 after purchasing an additional 69 shares in the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $37,932,000. BNP Paribas Financial Markets lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 5,793.1% in the fourth quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 1,709 shares of the company’s stock valued at $626,000 after purchasing an additional 1,680 shares in the last quarter. Stephens Inc. AR lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 15.0% in the fourth quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 1,167 shares of the company’s stock valued at $427,000 after purchasing an additional 152 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF by 10.7% in the fourth quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,000 shares of the company’s stock valued at $732,000 after purchasing an additional 194 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VOOG opened at $379.04 on Friday. Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $286.00 and a 12-month high of $386.44. The company has a market capitalization of $16.86 billion, a PE ratio of 30.50 and a beta of 1.13. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $353.62 and its two-hundred day moving average is $360.00.

About Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF

The Vanguard S&P 500 Growth ETF (VOOG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P 500 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of U.S. large-cap growth stocks VOOG was launched on Sep 7, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.