Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF $VONG Shares Acquired by Cerity Partners LLC

Cerity Partners LLC lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 29.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 829,764 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 188,695 shares during the period. Cerity Partners LLC owned approximately 0.28% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $101,024,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Investment Research & Advisory Group Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Founders Financial Alliance LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the third quarter valued at $32,000. West Paces Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $42,000. Optima Capital LLC acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the fourth quarter valued at $49,000. Finally, Semmax Financial Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the second quarter valued at $56,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Price Performance

NASDAQ VONG opened at $125.57 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $42.83 billion, a PE ratio of 33.25 and a beta of 1.16. The company has a fifty day moving average of $123.04 and a 200 day moving average of $120.28. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $103.39 and a 1 year high of $132.94.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Increases Dividend

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

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF 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.