WealthShield Partners LLC Raises Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

WealthShield Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 458.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 100,729 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 82,692 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for about 1.3% of WealthShield Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. WealthShield Partners LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $8,677,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

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

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 0.4%

NYSEARCA VUG opened at $87.50 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $226.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $69.63 and a 12-month high of $90.60. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $86.36 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $82.46.

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.