Kearns & Associates LLC Makes New $371,000 Investment in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Kearns & Associates LLC bought a new stake in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 965 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $371,000. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up approximately 0.2% of Kearns & Associates LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest holding.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in VUG. Goelzer Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $206,000. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.4% in the second quarter. Perennial Investment Advisors LLC now owns 18,644 shares of the company’s stock valued at $6,973,000 after buying an additional 962 shares in the last quarter. Creative Planning grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.4% in the third quarter. Creative Planning now owns 271,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,154,000 after acquiring an additional 3,749 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 30.8% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 111,265 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,297,000 after acquiring an additional 26,169 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Park National Corp OH lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 5.1% in the second quarter. Park National Corp OH now owns 4,639 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,735,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 0.8 %

VUG opened at $385.99 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $132.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The company’s 50 day moving average is $380.70 and its 200-day moving average is $367.25. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 1-year low of $274.59 and a 1-year high of $397.18.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.