Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Sold by Safir Wealth Advisors LLC

Safir Wealth Advisors LLC trimmed its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 3.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 33,057 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,313 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises about 11.2% of Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Safir Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $15,854,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,945,000 after buying an additional 870 shares during the period. Gradient Investments LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 43.4% in the 2nd quarter. Gradient Investments LLC now owns 1,342 shares of the company’s stock valued at $588,000 after acquiring an additional 406 shares in the last quarter. First Bank & Trust bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $215,000. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 18.5% during the 2nd quarter. Fragasso Financial Advisors Inc now owns 1,306 shares of the company’s stock valued at $573,000 after acquiring an additional 204 shares during the period. Finally, Balefire LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter worth $2,179,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 1.2%

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $485.13 on Thursday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $316.14 and a 12 month high of $505.38. The stock has a market capitalization of $202.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $487.58 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $473.57.

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.