Bridgewater Advisors Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG

Bridgewater Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 322.7% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 23,567 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,992 shares during the quarter. Bridgewater Advisors Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $10,294,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of VUG. Enclave Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 6.6% in the 4th quarter. Enclave Advisors LLC now owns 39,547 shares of the company’s stock worth $19,293,000 after purchasing an additional 2,462 shares in the last quarter. Cypress Financial Planning LLC increased its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 50.3% during the 4th quarter. Cypress Financial Planning LLC now owns 3,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,823,000 after buying an additional 1,244 shares in the last quarter. McClarren Financial Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter valued at about $647,000. Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.2% in the fourth quarter. Dominguez Wealth Management Solutions Inc. now owns 53,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,339,000 after buying an additional 1,670 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nova R Wealth Inc. acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth about $769,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG stock opened at $83.48 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a fifty-two week low of $69.63 and a fifty-two week high of $90.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $215.95 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $86.41 and its 200-day simple moving average is $81.58.

Vanguard Growth ETF 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.