Blair William & Co. IL Reduces Holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG)

Blair William & Co. IL lowered its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF (NASDAQ:VONG) by 0.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 15,607 shares of the company’s stock after selling 113 shares during the quarter. Blair William & Co. IL’s holdings in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF were worth $1,612,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Raymond James Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the 4th quarter worth about $307,101,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF in the fourth quarter worth approximately $180,769,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF during the 4th quarter worth approximately $511,000. Prudential Financial Inc. grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 34.0% in the 4th quarter. Prudential Financial Inc. now owns 1,409,802 shares of the company’s stock valued at $145,633,000 after acquiring an additional 357,319 shares during the last quarter. Finally, LPL Financial LLC grew its position in Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF by 6.8% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 5,525,452 shares of the company’s stock valued at $570,779,000 after acquiring an additional 352,590 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Trading Up 1.0 %

Shares of VONG opened at $93.69 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $100.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $101.05. The firm has a market capitalization of $22.72 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.13 and a beta of 1.08. Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $81.08 and a 12-month high of $107.97.

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, March 27th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 25th were paid a $0.1366 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 25th. This represents a $0.55 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.58%.

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.