10,556 Vanguard Growth ETF $VUG Shares Bought by Welch Group LLC

Welch Group LLC raised its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 82.3% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 23,383 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 10,556 shares during the quarter. Welch Group LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $2,107,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC raised its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.6% during the third quarter. Woodmont Investment Counsel LLC now owns 2,563,265 shares of the company’s stock valued at $230,976,000 after purchasing an additional 39,151 shares during the last quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. Traynor Capital Management Inc. now owns 17,553 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,582,000 after purchasing an additional 1,073 shares during the last quarter. Dala Group LLC bought a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 3rd quarter valued at about $422,000. Greenleaf Trust raised its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 35.1% during the third quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 65,803 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,930,000 after acquiring an additional 17,080 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Austin Asset Management Co Inc increased its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 17.2% during the third quarter. Austin Asset Management Co Inc now owns 3,605 shares of the company’s stock valued at $325,000 after buying an additional 530 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $85.06 on Monday. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $89.05 and a 200-day simple moving average of $83.98. The company has a market capitalization of $219.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.22 and a beta of 1.22. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $69.63 and a 12 month high of $93.00.

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.