Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Acquired by LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc.

LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 11.3% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 16,618 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,690 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for approximately 3.3% of LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. LifePlan Investment Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $7,970,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 49,386,990 shares of the company’s stock worth $21,651,256,000 after purchasing an additional 851,110 shares during the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.4% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 35,215,110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,777,922,000 after purchasing an additional 156,187 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 45,810.0% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 9,185,671 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,026,998,000 after buying an additional 9,165,663 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.4% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 8,318,538 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,989,654,000 after buying an additional 191,399 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.4% during the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 3,886,118 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,705,829,000 after buying an additional 16,250 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VUG opened at $463.51 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $474.06 and its 200-day moving average price is $479.18. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $316.14 and a 1-year high of $505.38. The firm has a market capitalization of $193.34 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17.

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.