Marino Stram & Associates LLC Purchases 5,926 Shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Marino Stram & Associates LLC lifted its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 10.4% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 62,763 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,926 shares during the period. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 5.7% of Marino Stram & Associates LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. Marino Stram & Associates LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $25,760,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also modified their holdings of VUG. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 8.4% during the 2nd quarter. Benjamin F. Edwards & Company Inc. now owns 2,147 shares of the company’s stock worth $803,000 after buying an additional 167 shares during the period. Squarepoint Ops LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 502.1% during the 2nd quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 7,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,736,000 after buying an additional 6,101 shares during the period. Wick Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $1,680,000. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 4.1% during the 2nd quarter. Affinity Capital Advisors LLC now owns 122,708 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,894,000 after buying an additional 4,815 shares during the period. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 633.9% during the 2nd quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,561,000 after buying an additional 5,914 shares during the period.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VUG stock opened at $424.50 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $146.24 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $413.98 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $390.60. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $317.59 and a 52 week high of $428.69.

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.