Valpey Financial Services LLC Acquires 1,722,485 Shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Valpey Financial Services LLC raised its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 11,768.8% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 1,737,121 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,722,485 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF accounts for 1.1% of Valpey Financial Services LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 25th largest position. Valpey Financial Services LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $211,494,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Amundi purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 1st quarter valued at $488,000. AQR Capital Management LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 9.1% during the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 37,849 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,512,000 after buying an additional 3,154 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 17.2% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 473,073 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,896,000 after buying an additional 69,346 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 13.0% during the 2nd quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 2,489 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,000 after buying 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 2nd quarter valued at $475,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF stock opened at $130.89 on Friday. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $119.99 and its 200-day moving average price is $119.83. The stock has a market cap of $44.64 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $101.40 and a fifty-two week high of $130.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company 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.