Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) Shares Bought by Guidance Capital Inc.

Guidance Capital Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:VUG) by 11.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 11,193 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 1,159 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Growth ETF makes up about 1.5% of Guidance Capital Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 12th largest holding. Guidance Capital Inc.’s holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF were worth $4,746,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in VUG. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 633.9% during the second quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 6,847 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,561,000 after purchasing an additional 5,914 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in Vanguard Growth ETF by 11.1% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,301 shares of the company’s stock valued at $883,000 after buying an additional 229 shares in the last quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. lifted its holdings in Vanguard Growth ETF by 3.6% during the 3rd quarter. Fulton Bank N.A. now owns 4,973 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,909,000 after buying an additional 174 shares during the last quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 0.4% in the 3rd quarter. Heartwood Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 49,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,814,000 after acquiring an additional 186 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bath Savings Trust Co increased its holdings in shares of Vanguard Growth ETF by 1.7% in the 3rd quarter. Bath Savings Trust Co now owns 26,363 shares of the company’s stock valued at $10,122,000 after acquiring an additional 438 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard Growth ETF Price Performance

Shares of VUG opened at $419.59 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $144.54 billion, a PE ratio of 39.58 and a beta of 1.26. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $416.97 and its 200 day moving average price is $392.86. Vanguard Growth ETF has a 12-month low of $321.29 and a 12-month high of $428.69.

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.