Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Purchased by Navalign LLC

Navalign LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 488.0% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 7,826 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,495 shares during the period. Navalign LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $674,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in VUG. Brighton Jones LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% in the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,945,000 after purchasing an additional 870 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth $1,859,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter worth about $320,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 722,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,894,000 after purchasing an additional 424,342 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.3% in the second quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,279,000 after buying an additional 158 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.4%

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $89.34 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $86.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $82.23. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $69.63 and a twelve month high of $90.60. The company has a market capitalization of $231.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22.

About Vanguard Growth ETF

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.