Janney Montgomery Scott LLC Decreases Position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Janney Montgomery Scott LLC reduced its stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 4.2% during the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,906,227 shares of the company’s stock after selling 82,857 shares during the quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC owned 0.86% of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF worth $165,213,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of VONG. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 40.0% in the 4th quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 7,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,000 after buying an additional 2,018 shares during the last quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC boosted its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 40.0% in the fourth quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC now owns 7,059 shares of the company’s stock valued at $551,000 after purchasing an additional 2,018 shares during the last quarter. Kingswood Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $316,000. Raymond James & Associates increased its holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 12.4% during the 4th quarter. Raymond James & Associates now owns 640,515 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,973,000 after purchasing an additional 70,506 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ritholtz Wealth Management purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $663,000.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ VONG traded up $1.05 during trading on Friday, reaching $97.28. The stock had a trading volume of 711,433 shares, compared to its average volume of 856,695. The stock has a market cap of $21.59 billion, a PE ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a one year low of $65.85 and a one year high of $97.34. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $90.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $85.34.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were paid a dividend of $0.141 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.58%.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Profile

The Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (VONG) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the Russell 1000 Growth index. The fund tracks an index of US large- and mid-cap stocks selected from the Russell 1000 Index with high growth characteristics, based on Russell’s style methodology. VONG was launched on Sep 20, 2010 and is managed by Vanguard.