350,953 Shares in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Bought by Japan Science & Technology Agency

Japan Science & Technology Agency bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund bought 350,953 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $168,321,000. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for approximately 3.0% of Japan Science & Technology Agency’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 10th biggest holding.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Legend Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $31,000. Biltmore Family Office LLC purchased a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at $31,000. Mowery & Schoenfeld Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at $32,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth about $33,000. Finally, Anfield Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 266.7% during the 2nd quarter. Anfield Capital Management LLC now owns 77 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 56 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $485.13 on Thursday. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $487.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $473.57. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $316.14 and a fifty-two week high of $505.38. The company has a market capitalization of $202.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17.

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.