D.A. Davidson & CO. Grows Stake in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

D.A. Davidson & CO. grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 0.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,773,973 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,636 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF comprises about 5.4% of D.A. Davidson & CO.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. D.A. Davidson & CO.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $850,815,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the business. Brighton Jones LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 16,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,945,000 after acquiring an additional 870 shares during the last quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 890.9% during the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 90,249 shares of the company’s stock valued at $33,466,000 after purchasing an additional 81,141 shares during the period. Hancock Whitney Corp lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 24.0% during the first quarter. Hancock Whitney Corp now owns 1,651 shares of the company’s stock valued at $612,000 after purchasing an additional 320 shares during the period. Talon Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 72.9% in the first quarter. Talon Private Wealth LLC now owns 11,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,304,000 after purchasing an additional 4,803 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Coordinated Financial Services Inc. CO bought a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $341,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 0.3%

Shares of VUG opened at $486.20 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $488.99 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $470.36. The firm has a market cap of $197.36 billion, a PE ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.17. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $316.14 and a 1-year high of $505.38.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.