Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Sold by Hapanowicz & Associates Financial Services Inc

Hapanowicz & Associates Financial Services Inc lowered its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 1.5% in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 519,106 shares of the company’s stock after selling 7,639 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF makes up about 24.8% of Hapanowicz & Associates Financial Services Inc’s portfolio, making the stock its largest position. Hapanowicz & Associates Financial Services Inc’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $63,201,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. Founders Financial Alliance LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $32,000. West Paces Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $42,000. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at about $49,000. Finally, Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at about $56,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

VONG opened at $126.34 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $122.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $120.18. The company has a market cap of $43.09 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $103.39 and a 1 year high of $132.94.

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 dividend of $0.1418 per share. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%.

About Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

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.