Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) Hits New 52-Week High – What’s Next?

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) reached a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The stock traded as high as $126.89 and last traded at $126.66, with a volume of 77090 shares. The stock had previously closed at $126.03.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $43.03 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $115.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $119.26.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were paid a $0.1418 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. This is a boost from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Glen Eagle Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth $25,000. Triumph Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 208.6% in the 4th quarter. Triumph Capital Management now owns 216 shares of the company’s stock worth $26,000 after buying an additional 146 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 334.4% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 278 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,000 after buying an additional 214 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WPG Advisers LLC bought a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 3rd quarter worth $31,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company Profile

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.