Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Hits New 12-Month High – Should You Buy?

Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG)’s share price hit a new 52-week high during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as high as $409.52 and last traded at $408.54, with a volume of 157034 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $408.51.

Vanguard Growth ETF Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of $140.83 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $383.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $370.75.

Institutional Trading of Vanguard Growth ETF

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Axiom Advisory LLC raised its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 9.3% in the third quarter. Axiom Advisory LLC now owns 7,251,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,696,912,000 after acquiring an additional 614,652 shares in the last quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 40,514.9% during the second quarter. Strategic Financial Concepts LLC now owns 5,542,306 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,072,878,000 after buying an additional 5,528,660 shares during the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,986,268 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,914,378,000 after purchasing an additional 46,171 shares during the period. TIAA Trust National Association grew its position in Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.2% in the second quarter. TIAA Trust National Association now owns 3,580,217 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,339,041,000 after acquiring an additional 40,907 shares during the period. Finally, EP Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 2.4% during the second quarter. EP Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,982,222 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,115,381,000 after purchasing an additional 70,828 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Company 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.