Cetera Advisor Networks LLC Boosts Stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Cetera Advisor Networks LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 2.0% during the first quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 311,098 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 6,119 shares during the period. Cetera Advisor Networks LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $26,963,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of 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 worth $551,000 after purchasing an additional 2,018 shares in the last quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 40.0% in the 4th quarter. Simplicity Solutions LLC now owns 7,059 shares of the company’s stock worth $551,000 after purchasing an additional 2,018 shares in the last quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 43.2% in the 4th quarter. QRG Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,394 shares of the company’s stock worth $577,000 after purchasing an additional 2,232 shares in the last quarter. RFG Advisory LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 1st quarter worth approximately $1,540,000. Finally, Zhang Financial LLC boosted its position in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 3.2% in the 4th quarter. Zhang Financial LLC now owns 35,593 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,777,000 after purchasing an additional 1,118 shares in the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Stock Performance

Shares of VONG traded down $1.96 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $88.58. The company had a trading volume of 1,102,573 shares, compared to its average volume of 844,456. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $93.00 and a 200 day moving average price of $87.57. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 52 week low of $65.85 and a 52 week high of $98.46. The company has a market capitalization of $19.81 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.74 and a beta of 1.08.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, July 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 27th were given a $0.141 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 27th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.64%.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Company 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.