Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Bought by Polen Capital Management LLC

Polen Capital Management LLC raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 21.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,412 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,475 shares during the quarter. Polen Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $2,615,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of VUG. EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 878.3% during the third quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,833,826 shares of the company’s stock worth $771,679,000 after buying an additional 2,544,151 shares in the last quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the fourth quarter worth approximately $710,519,000. Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 7.3% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 19,238,821 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,980,965,000 after buying an additional 1,301,935 shares in the last quarter. Envestnet Portfolio Solutions Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF during the third quarter worth approximately $110,719,000. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.9% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 12,252,916 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,336,592,000 after buying an additional 350,950 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

VUG traded up $1.21 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $372.43. 1,080,745 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,002,983. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $346.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $331.80. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12 month low of $260.65 and a 12 month high of $373.57. The stock has a market cap of $128.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26.

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.