Welch & Forbes LLC Reduces Stock Position in Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)

Welch & Forbes LLC cut its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 2.6% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,280 shares of the company’s stock after selling 34 shares during the quarter. Welch & Forbes LLC’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $525,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 23.5% during the 4th quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 28,577,762 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,729,457,000 after purchasing an additional 5,429,720 shares during the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 34,615.3% in the 4th quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,487,441 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,252,265,000 after acquiring an additional 5,471,634 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,986,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,914,378,000 after acquiring an additional 46,171 shares during the last quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 6.5% in the 3rd quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 3,176,728 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,219,641,000 after acquiring an additional 194,506 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.8% in the 3rd quarter. Mill Creek Capital Advisors LLC now owns 2,685,044 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,030,869,000 after acquiring an additional 21,547 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Trading Up 0.2 %

Shares of NYSEARCA VUG opened at $388.71 on Friday. Vanguard Growth ETF has a twelve month low of $321.29 and a twelve month high of $429.11. The company has a market capitalization of $377.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.80 and a beta of 1.12. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $414.39 and a 200-day simple moving average of $401.07.

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.