Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. Has $3.06 Million Stock Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG

Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 27.9% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 25,107 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,474 shares during the quarter. Oppenheimer & Co. Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $3,057,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth $25,000. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Founders Financial Alliance LLC acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter worth $32,000. West Paces Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth $42,000. Finally, Golden State Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 244.2% during the 3rd quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 358 shares of the company’s stock worth $43,000 after purchasing an additional 254 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VONG opened at $123.55 on Monday. The company’s fifty day moving average is $115.63 and its 200-day moving average is $119.19. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $94.63 and a 12 month high of $126.83. The firm has a market cap of $42.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 26th. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were issued a dividend of $0.1418 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.5%. This is an increase from Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.14.

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.