Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Bought by Sovran Advisors LLC

Sovran Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 502.8% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 27,100 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 22,604 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF accounts for 0.9% of Sovran Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Sovran Advisors LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $11,837,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of VUG. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the second quarter worth approximately $1,859,000. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter valued at $320,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 142.2% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 722,843 shares of the company’s stock valued at $316,894,000 after purchasing an additional 424,342 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Diversify Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.3% in the 2nd quarter. Diversify Advisory Services LLC now owns 4,922 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,279,000 after purchasing an additional 158 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF stock traded up $0.42 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $87.40. 9,678,977 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,428,997. The business has a fifty day moving average of $86.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $81.32. The company has a market capitalization of $226.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1 year low of $69.63 and a 1 year high of $90.60.

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.