Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Stake Reduced by CENTRAL TRUST Co

CENTRAL TRUST Co cut its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 3.7% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 258,940 shares of the company’s stock after selling 9,850 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up about 2.3% of CENTRAL TRUST Co’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. CENTRAL TRUST Co owned approximately 0.08% of Vanguard Growth ETF worth $99,415,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 40,514.9% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,542,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,072,878,000 after acquiring an additional 5,528,660 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $270,138,000. Axiom Advisory LLC grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.3% during the 3rd quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 7,251,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,696,912,000 after purchasing an additional 614,652 shares during the last quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers increased its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 114.2% during the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 1,036,238 shares of the company’s stock valued at $356,673,000 after purchasing an additional 552,439 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Retirement Investment Advisors Inc. acquired a new position in Vanguard Growth ETF during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $181,622,000.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Down 1.5 %

NYSEARCA:VUG opened at $387.98 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $133.66 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $260.65 and a 12 month high of $394.92. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $378.61 and a 200-day simple moving average of $365.02.

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.