Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV Lowers Position in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 28,382 shares of the company’s stock after selling 1,142 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises about 0.8% of Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV’s portfolio, making the stock its 18th largest position. Nations Financial Group Inc. IA ADV’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $13,613,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in VUG. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.8% during the second quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 49,386,990 shares of the company’s stock valued at $21,651,256,000 after buying an additional 851,110 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 45,810.0% during the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,185,671 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,026,998,000 after acquiring an additional 9,165,663 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.0% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,127,139 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,562,911,000 after acquiring an additional 79,107 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,886,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,705,829,000 after acquiring an additional 16,250 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.8% in the 2nd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,463,113 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,518,229,000 after acquiring an additional 126,649 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $485.09 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $316.14 and a 1-year high of $505.38. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $487.58 and a 200 day moving average price of $473.98. The stock has a market capitalization of $202.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17.

Vanguard Growth ETF Profile

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.