Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. Raises Stock Holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Johnson Investment Counsel Inc. increased its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 1.0% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 34,188 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 331 shares during the period. Johnson Investment Counsel Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $3,733,000 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 the company. Apollon Financial LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 2.6% in the second quarter. Apollon Financial LLC now owns 89,566 shares of the company’s stock worth $9,781,000 after purchasing an additional 2,260 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.3% in the second quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 58,754 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,416,000 after purchasing an additional 3,462 shares during the period. Blue Trust Inc. grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 8,050.0% in the second quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 1,467 shares of the company’s stock worth $160,000 after purchasing an additional 1,449 shares during the period. Aurora Private Wealth Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the second quarter worth $210,000. Finally, Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 15.3% in the second quarter. Gilliland Jeter Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,591 shares of the company’s stock worth $392,000 after purchasing an additional 476 shares during the period.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Down 3.2%

Shares of VONG stock opened at $118.20 on Monday. The stock has a market cap of $31.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.08. The business’s fifty day moving average is $117.20 and its 200 day moving average is $106.88. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $79.39 and a twelve month high of $122.66.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, September 26th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 24th were paid a $0.1419 dividend. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, September 24th.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Profile

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.